Virtual Healthcare Simulation and Remote Patient Observation Solutions

High-quality patient care requires comprehensive, diverse, and repeated training to develop clinical reasoning and skills. Laerdal's virtual healthcare simulation solutions offer interactive, realistic experiences that help students achieve these goals. Designed for individual and team-based learning, these tools present a variety of clinical scenarios that mirror real-world challenges in a safe, controlled environment.

The Impact of Virtual Patient Sitting and RPM

Virtual Patient Sitting software is set to reshape healthcare, with 70.6 million U.S. patients expected to adopt these tools by 2025. A 2022 study underscores its dramatic impact: it reduced hospital admissions by 87%, decreased death rates by 77%, and saved patients an average of $11,472 each. Beyond significant cost savings, virtual patient sitting also enhances access to care in underserved areas, assists in managing chronic diseases, and reduces the need for frequent in-person visits and hospitalizations.

How to Pick the Best Virtual Patient Sitting Software

Selecting an RPM solution is a key process that involves careful deliberation. While each organization has unique needs, there are five factors to consider first:

• EHR Integration: This feature allows for efficient data flow between the RPM platform and the EHR, ensuring healthcare providers have immediate access to the most up-to-date patient information.
• Data Security and Compliance: Focus on robust security measures, including encryption, access controls, and data backup systems. Confirm the software’s compliance with healthcare regulations like HIPAA and GDPR to prevent data breaches.
• User-Friendly Interface: The software should be easy to navigate, feature a user-friendly interface, offer clear instructions, and provide rich visualizations.
• Device Agnostic: This ensures that the software operates consistently, whether on smartphones, tablets, or computers, enhancing user accessibility and experience.
• Support & Training: Quality training materials and responsive technical support are key for quick issue resolution, promoting a smooth and effective user experience.

Leading Solutions in the Market

The following five leading virtual patient sitting solutions excel in the market for their innovative features and ability to meet diverse healthcare needs:

1. VidyoHealth: Built for end-to-end digital healthcare delivery, it provides video-enabled virtual care solutions essential for handling chronic conditions effectively.
2. Philips
3. CoachCare
4. Medtronic
5. Dexcom

Inpatient Virtual Engagement and Hybrid Care

As hospitals treat sicker patients with fewer clinical resources, many are pursuing hybrid care models that introduce virtual engagement at the bedside to augment traditional inpatient care. Inpatient Virtual Engagement increases the frequency, timeliness, and thoroughness of clinical intervention, reducing clinical blind spots and bridging gaps in care. Key benefits include:

• Improve patient coverage and safety to accelerate the speed of intervention and deliver better outcomes.
• Empower patients with virtual access to their care team, interpreters, and family throughout their inpatient stay.
• Enhance care team coordination by introducing virtual collaboration tools at the patient bedside.
• Mitigate workforce shortages and burnout by extending virtual support to bedside care teams.
• Continuously observe high-acuity patients to accelerate the speed of clinical intervention.

Transforming Healthcare Delivery

Caregility’s Inpatient Virtual Engagement solution extends hospital-based telehealth to every patient bedside through a cost-effective subscription-based model. It allows organizations to centrally deploy, manage, and assess the performance of all telehealth programs, laying groundwork for digitally enabled initiatives like the Hospital Room of the Future.