HealthLeaders Media June 28, 2024
The health system, participating in the HealthLeaders Virtual Nursing Mastermind program, sees the innovative program as just one part of a lasting ‘connected care’ digital health transformation strategy.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Houston Methodist ‘s virtual nursing program, launched in 2022, now comprises 35 nurses and 30 FTEs covering 1,400 beds across seven hospitals.
– The program collects a variety of metrics to measure sustainability, including discharge times, patient length of stay, and nurse and patient satisfaction.
– The key to success is creating a nimble platform that can integrate new KPIs and services to adjust to the changing needs of the health system.
At Houston Methodist, virtual care is ingrained into care delivery, and virtual nursing is part of the...