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Teletracking of PatientsJohn Glover – Director of IM&T
Background• Countess of Chester Hospital:
− 600 bedded medium-sized District General Hospital− 64 bedded Intermediate Care Service at Ellesmere Port Hospital− 445,000 patients per year from areas covering Western
Cheshire, Ellesmere Port, Neston and North Wales− 4,000 staff− Vision "to transform our services to deliver the highest quality,
safest patient care through committed and capable people."
• Technology at the Countess:• Meditech EPR implemented in 1999• Evolve EDMS 2011• Graphnet IDCR (Cheshire Care Record) 2015• Ambition “to make the best use of technological advancements
allowing us to optimise patient care, improve efficiency and reduce bureaucracy.”
Challenges• Ageing population/reducing budgets/rapid rise of
long-term conditions
• Demonstrate efficiency through optimisation of clinical and patient flow
• Fully utilise assets under management (staff, beds, theatres & equipment)
• Delivery of services at scale across the Cheshire & Wirral Local Delivery System part of the Cheshire & Merseyside STP
• Decision making in real-time…
Patient & Asset Tracking System • System to enable the real-time monitoring of
patients and hospital assets
• Utilises wireless network, infra-red transmitters and individual RFID tags for patients and assets
• Real-time information about the hospital status through live interactive big screen dashboards
• Automates staff work flows
• Enables real-time central control of bed state and theatre capacity
Asset Tracking Tags
Device PatientStaff
2,500 DeviceTags
1,700 PatientTags
5,000 StaffTags
‘Virtual Walls’
Patient wristband
Equipment tagging
Hand hygiene
Staff badge
Real-time Tracking
Co-ordination Centre
• Capacity Management
• Patient Tracking
• Clinical Workflow
• Bed Tracking/Cleaning
• Real-time Locating
• Asset Tracking
• Patient Flow Dashboard
• Discharge Automation
• Teleconnect
• Hand Hygiene Monitoring
Anticipated Outcomes/Benefits
For the Trust:• Management of patient flow• Wrapping workforce around
patient need• Use of technology to track
motion and location
For Wards & Theatres:• Live screen displays • At a glance bed/theatre status• Countdown to discharge (ward)• Contact time to patient• Clinical alerts e.g. falls risks,
infections• Finding equipment quickly
For the Co-ordination Centre:• View of real-time bed status
across the Hospital – move patients to the correct bed
• Clear view of requirement for admission
• Ability to automate action e.g. bed cleaning, portering, equipment management
For the individual:• Patient receives a ‘fit bit’ style
wristband attached to existing patient band - patient consent required
• Staff receive a tracker card in addition to ID pass
