USE OF REAL-TIME LOCATING SYSTEM AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES TO INCREASE HOSPITAL PATIENT MOBILITY

As part of a quality improvement initiative to increase the time patients spend ambulating while hospitalized, a high resolution real-time locating system (RTLS) was installed on one hospital wing to provide the clinical staff with accurate assessments of the effectiveness of their interventions. Th...

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Published in:Innovation in aging 2017-07, Vol.1 (suppl_1), p.711-711
Main Authors: Sullivan, D.H., Taylor, T.S., Gray-Staples, S., Rice, C., Martin, F.A., Cheek, J.S., Bopp, M.M.
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Language:English
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Summary:As part of a quality improvement initiative to increase the time patients spend ambulating while hospitalized, a high resolution real-time locating system (RTLS) was installed on one hospital wing to provide the clinical staff with accurate assessments of the effectiveness of their interventions. The system, which is comprised of multiple sensors mounted near the ceiling and active tags attached to wheelchairs or worn as wristbands by patients, has a resolution to within 20 cm. After detailed validation testing, the clinical staff began utilizing the system to produce comprehensive reports on their patients’ activity level including movement trails, gait speed, time ambulating, sedentary, and in bed, and distance traveled by day or shift. We describe how we link this system to a second bed monitoring system, the types and accuracy of the data produced, different methods utilized to differentiate ambulatory from non-ambulatory movement, and how the system reports inform clinical decision-making.
ISSN:2399-5300
2399-5300
DOI:10.1093/geroni/igx004.2549