NIDA at the Hospital: Managing Processes and Patient Care Safely
Studies have proven that, regarding the admission and initial care of an incoming emergency patient, hospitals can save more than 30 minutes when using NIDA. NIDA facilitates this by supporting processes in various ways.
With NIDA, the previously paper-based or even handwritten emergency protocol can now be transmitted as a PDF file to the admitting hospital. The hospital sets up a mailbox on a server for this purpose and the ambulance team transfers the emergency protocol to it when the patient is delivered to the hospital. The hospital can then retrieve it easily using a client. The data can be transferred with complete patient details or as anonymised information.
NIDA also supports the complete patient pre-registration process at the hospital, e.g. with NIDAstroke.assistant and NIDAcardio.assistant. The mobile rescue team uses these NIDA modules for collecting all relevant patient data. This data can be transferred to the hospital even before the ambulance arrives. This way, the emergency team at the admitting hospital receives a checklist with all relevant emergency and patient details. The clinic staff is informed via the call system and can access the information gathered by the ambulance team from any computer within the hospital network. At the same time, the patient is registered via the HIS. When the ambulance arrives, patient care can be initiated without delay.
NIDA at the Hospital: The Advantages at a Glance
- Faster, more efficient and better medical care for emergency patients with the appropriate team and medical devices
- Readily available comprehensive patient information such as vital parameters, trends, rest ECGs and photos with the patient pre-registration option
- Standardisation of processes in the case of special indications such as stroke or ACS with NIDAstroke.assistant and NIDAcardio.assistant
- Process optimisation and hence, potential for cost reductions
- Improved communication between hospital and ambulance crew