Alerts Products PIH Health Hospital Downey Uses PDC Healthcare Alert Wristbands to Identify Patients At-Risk for Falls and Allergies

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PDC Healthcare Color-Coded Alert Products Case Study

PIH Health Hospital Downey Uses PDC Healthcare Alert Wristbands to Identify Patients At-Risk for Falls and Allergies

Introduction

This case study of PIH Health Hospital Downey is based on a May 2017 survey of PDC Healthcare Color-Coded Alert Products customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

Challenges

The business challenges that led the profiled organization to evaluate and ultimately select PDC Healthcare Color-Coded Alert Products:

Experienced the following challenges prior to using color-coded alerts at their hospital:
- Confusion about color and alert meanings
- Difficulty in identifying special patient risk or status
- A lack of consistent alert identification
Found it somewhat difficult to identify patients with special risks before using PDC Healthcare’s color-coded alert products.
Chose PDC Healthcare’s color-coded alert products over other brands for the following reason:
- Relative value

Use Case

The key features and functionalities of PDC Healthcare Color-Coded Alert Products that the surveyed organization uses:

Is currently using the following color-coded alert product at their hospital:
- Alert wristbands
Uses the following color-coded alerts at their hospital:
- Allergy (Red)
- Fall Risk (Yellow)

Results

The surveyed organization achieved the following results with PDC Healthcare Color-Coded Alert Products:

Has experienced the following benefits since using the PDC Healthcare color coded alerts:
- Provide visual cues that prompt staff to check medical records
- Improve communication among caregivers
- Identify special patient risks
- Improve workflow efficiency
- Improve quality of care
Found it somewhat easier to identify special patient risks since using color-coded alert products from PDC Healthcare.

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PIH Health Hospital Downey Uses PDC Healthcare Alert Wristbands to Identify Patients At-Risk for Falls and Allergies

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