HIT Consultant December 10, 2019
Hospital rooms thrum with the steady beat of monitors. And while a patient must quickly adapt to a cacophony of beeps and drips, when a sudden alarm pierces the air, it’s a nerve-wracking experience—especially if a nurse doesn’t step in immediately. The patient must fumble for the nurse-call button, which can usually be found dangling by the side of the bed. But if you’re sick, weak or hugely pregnant, even rolling over slightly to grab the cord can be a herculean effort.
Soon that dangling ever-so-hard-to-grab button might go the way of medicinal leeches. In other words, it may still show up now and then, but new technologies are poised to take its place. Among the most exciting alternatives are...
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