HealthLeaders Media November 14, 2023
Trinity Health uses virtual care, teamwork to address workforce, clinical care issues.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Health systems across the country are launching virtual nursing platforms to address workforce shortages and a desire to improve inpatient care.
– Trinity Health’s new acute care platform pairs a nurse with an LPN or CNA on the floor, with a nurse overseeing patient rooms virtually.
– The program aims to improve workflows for nurses and entice more to stay in the profession, while improving documentation and patient care outcomes.
Trinity Health is taking a team approach in redesigning care delivery inside the hospital, using a three-person model that includes nurses, nursing assistants, and virtual care technology.
Gay Landstrom, RN, PhD, NEA-BC, FAONL, FACHE, FAAN,...