Behavioral Health Business September 26, 2023
Behavioral health patients need their sleep.
They also need to be checked on while they sleep to ensure their safety.
This dichotomy is at the heart of the challenge that behavioral health providers face in their Q15s, or fifteen-minute patient safety checks, as these common psychiatric hospital practices can at times be counterproductive to patient care.
We know that forward-thinking behavioral health providers are already finding ways to use technology to revolutionize rounding for the sake of their patients. Understanding the connection between sleep, mental health conditions and patient recovery can help providers even more as they travel toward embracing additional solutions that can improve patient care.
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