CAREBOARD™
CareBoard™
West-Com CareBoard† is a web application server that delivers critical and timely information in the Acute Care, Post-Acute Care and Senior Living environments. Three CareBoards are available: Patient CareBoard, Resident CareBoard, Unit CareBoard.
†Patent Pending
Patient CareBoard
The Patient CareBoard replaces the grease board that is typically mounted in the patient room. It is used to display a patient’s caregivers’ names, status, room and unit information and care plan information. Its web browser-based application displays patient-care information on a monitor inside the patient’s room. The clinical data set is defined by each facility and can be configured by nursing unit or condition. Patient CareBoard information is updated through system integrations or by staff members using the CareBoard’s web entry application. The web entry application runs in a browser window and can be utilized on any computer where a web browser can operate like a charting station.
Unit CareBoard
This web browser-based application replaces the tracking board usually mounted on each nursing unit behind the nurses’ station. The Unit Cardboard’s data set is defined by each unit. Common configurations include patient/staff assignments, discharges and transfers, patient status, room status and call activity. A live dashboard can also be included on the Unit CareBoard showing measurements such as unit census, call volume and response times. Unit CareBoard Information is updated through system integrations or by staff members using the CareBoard’s web entry application.
CareBoard Integrations
All of the information on the CareBoards can be updated through integrations with other hospital information systems. Common system integrations include:
· ADT
· EMR
· RTLS
· Nurse Call
· Nutrition Care Management
· Wired/Wireless Hospital Beds
CareBoard Experiential Controls
The Patient and Resident CareBoards include advanced experiential controls that allow staff members to configure each CareBoard to the environment. A night mode can be set to dim the brightness of the screen at a designated time. The screen’s brightness range can also be adjusted and assigned to each patient to ensure that the level is appropriate for the environment. The Patient CareBoard template can also be adjusted dynamically to match the patient’s demographics.
