Becker's Healthcare September 27, 2024
As healthcare searches for the ideal virtual nursing model, Advocate Health has been experimenting with several frameworks since January 2023, according to Jane Dus, DNP, RN, chief nursing officer of Advocate’s Midwest region.
Several health systems have seen success, but there is no consensus on the best model, Dr. Dus told Becker’s.
One pilot program at Atrium Health Pineville (N.C.) has embedded cameras for 24/7 patient monitoring from virtual nurses. The virtual nurses not only help with admissions, discharges, mentoring and care coordination, but they also keep an eye on patients who are at high risk for falls, for example.
Another model uses a central location staffed with virtual nurses who fulfill each hospital’s specific needs; one...
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