As struggles with staff shortages, nurse burnout, and increasing numbers of patients become prominent due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wachter’s NOVA can alleviate staffing issues, ensuring increased safety and security for patients and healthcare professionals.
“The Wachter and Cross Country Healthcare partnership enables our clients to provide best-in-class patient care, while leveraging the innovative technology to increase productivity, lower costs and optimize healthcare systems across the country,“ said Buffy S. White, Group President, Workforce Solutions at Cross Country Healthcare. ”
Among other safety issues, NOVA can reduce dependence on 1:1 patient sitters, protecting at-risk patient populations while optimizing staff allocation. Every year between 700,000 and 1,000,000 patients fall in hospitals, with nearly one-third of these falls being considered preventable. With hospitals facing staffing shortages, a robust monitoring system helps ensure patient safety while allowing one technician to safely monitor up to 12 patients at a time.
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NOVA also helps reduce staff burnout. Among a survey of 50,000 registered nurses, 31.5% reported leaving the industry due to burnout. And a Mercer Study shows an anticipated shortage of 3.2 million aides and assistants in the coming years. Since these critical CNAs and similar aides often fill the role of patient sitter, remote patient monitoring allows management to reallocate existing staff to more productive — and potentially more enjoyable — duties.
With NOVA, hospitals can also mitigate the dangers of COVID-19, allowing safe distancing while still providing first class care. By reducing PPE dependence and allowing communication between staff and COVID patients, NOVA helps keep staff safe and infection-free.
And through a partnership with Cross Country Healthcare, a leader in advisory and workforce solutions in Healthcare, Wachter Healthcare Solutions can provide hospitals the highest quality professionals, alleviating strain on internal recruiting teams.
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“The Wachter and Cross Country Healthcare partnership enables our clients to provide best-in-class patient care, while leveraging the innovative technology to increase productivity, lower costs and optimize healthcare systems across the country,“ said Buffy S. White, Group President, Workforce Solutions at Cross Country Healthcare.
By proactively combating healthcare concerns and providing clinical staff much-needed relief, NOVA can help ensure standards of care while also reducing nursing and staff burnout. NOVA has shown to reduce patient falls, enhance efficiency and satisfaction of nursing staff, and help staff coordinate immediate care for patients in need, making it the most robust and powerful solution for healthcare providers and patients alike in battling the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
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