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What is Patient and Family Centered Care?
Monday, March 30, 2015 by Paul Kazlauskas
When it comes to their health, patients often do not act alone on their behalf, but their health care decisions are intertwined with those closest to them — their family members and others to who they are emotionally tied. According to the Joint Commission Standard RI.01.01.01, "The hospital respects the patient's right to participate in decisions about his or her care, treatment, and services. The hospital accommodates the patient's right to the presence of a family member, friend, ...
How to choose the right visitor badge for a manual sign-in system
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 by Paul Kazlauskas
Selecting the right visitor management system is an important security decision for any facility. Knowing who comes to visit your facility, how long they stayed, and who they visited are important components to know in order to keep a building secure. Regardless of the type of facility, identifying and keeping track of visitors is central to keeping employees, staff, students, and healthcare patients safe. Let’s assume you’ve decided to purchase a manual visitor sign-in system ...
Pro's and Con's of a Manual Visitor Sign-In System
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 by Paul Kazlauskas
A manual visitor sign-in system is a handwritten way of identifying and tracking the visitors that come into any school, healthcare facility, or business. This system usually consists of a visitor filling out a visitor’s badge to be worn while on the premises. Occasionally, there is a log book to fill out that provides a record of the visitor’s stay, logging such items as their name, the date, time in, time out, and person visiting/destination. Many manual visitor badges are ...
Pro's and Con's of an Electronic Visitor Management System
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 by Paul Kazlauskas
Before you choose a visitor management system, think about what you want your system to do — such as identify visitors, track visitors, access background information, and/or issue reports. Electronic visitor management systems (VMS) are used to sign-in and track visitors who come to visit a facility. They are the electronic version of the traditional visitor sign-in book. There are numerous Pro's and Con's to having an electronic visitor management system and each list should be ...
The most affordable way to have "time-expiring" visitor badges
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 by Paul Kazlauskas
Schools, healthcare facilities, and businesses across America have a responsibility to maintain a secure environment. They are accountable for protecting their students, patients, staff, employees, and visitors. The need for security is becoming greater and more expensive at a time when security budgets are getting tighter and tighter. Every facility across our country is looking for their respective security budgets to be stretched as far as they could go. Requiring your visitors to sign ...
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