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Easy Ways to Leverage Your Healthcare Facility’s Existing Technology to Improve Workflow
We all want to work smarter, not harder. But doing so can be easier said than done. Symtech Solutions has been helping area healthcare facilities, including long-term care, senior living, nursing homes, hospitals, regional medical centers, and more,…
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Reimagine the Hospital Setting
When you think of hospitals, what do you think of? For most people, it’s a room with four white walls that is dimly lit and overall oppressive. Hospital machines are everywhere, and there’s one stark chair for visitors.…
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Why E-Sitters Are Replacing Companion Sitters
With the crisis in healthcare coming to the forefront with the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and other healthcare facilities are looking for new ways to do more with less. Enter eSitters. An eSitter is a virtual way to monitor…
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The Importance of Improving Resident Entertainment
As you can imagine, those in assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and senior living communities can feel quite isolated at times. Some are battling mobility issues, others may be suffering from a memory condition. And with COVID-19, many…
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How Vayyar Fall Detection Can Help Reduce Patient Falls
Millions of elderly Americans fall each year. One out of five will sustain a serious injury, and over 800,000 will be hospitalized because of those injuries. The cost to the healthcare system because of these falls totaled more than $50…
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Attract Residents With Engaging Technologies
With baby boomers shopping communities for a new place to call home, and visitation restrictions caused by the pandemic, senior living facilities should prepare to offer new technologies that bridge gaps in communication, while offering the modern technologies…
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Creating Engaging Digital Patient Rooms to Improve Patient Retention
Modern hospitals are being designed with the latest technologies. The internet has brought transparency to the patient experience and satisfaction, so much so that patients are able to view emergency department wait times, cost of medical services, and…
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Digital Transformation in Senior Living Communities
With a new generation of seniors entering long-term care, they will be expecting the technology they are accustomed to at home. Technology like wireless nurse call without pull cords, resident tablets, digital whiteboards, TVs, and more can improve…
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Digital Transformation in Modern Hospitals
Technology is always changing, which creates the constant struggle of keeping up with what solutions are best for care providers, patients, and the hospital. Digital whiteboards, nurse call, task management/workflow systems, Real-Time-Locating (RTLS), fall detection, wireless phones, and…
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Penn Medicine Pavilion Case Study
The University of Pennsylvania Health System is a major multi-hospital health system headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. UPHS and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania together comprise Penn Medicine, a clinical and research entity of…
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RTLS is More Than Tracking
Real-time locating systems (RTLS) were originally created to track equipment and staff to improve workflow and automate tasks. Symtech Solutions offers real-time locating systems for your healthcare center’s needs. Below, we’ll take a look at how RTLS can help improve…
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The Right Technology Can Solve Staffing Problems and Cut Manual Tasks
Staffing shortages are everywhere, and not just in the healthcare field. From service industries to technicians and healthcare, every industry has been hit trying to find qualified staff. In response, there has been a huge focus to find…
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