Voaltéâ, a leading developer of innovative point-of-care communications software on the iPhone and BlackBerry smartphone devices has announced the release of a white paper, ‘Smart Hospitals- Embracing Smartphones at the Point of Care’. The white paper includes information on communication inefficiencies within hospitals that cause confusion and reduce efficiency, ultimately leading to nurse dissatisfaction and increasing the staffing shortage.
According to the report, “While medical breakthroughs and advancements happen every single day, our hospital communication systems tend to lag behind other technology improvements. Researchers estimate that U.S. hospitals waste $12 billion annually due to poor communication. For a typical 500 bed, acute-care hospital, communication problems between physicians and nurses creates an annual $4 million economic burden.”
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Vocera also supplies and supports a hospital communication system that uses both iPhone and Blackberries in addition to their personal communication badges as an integral part of their Voice over IP system.