Kontakt.io has launched a Rapid Room Turnover solution leveraging AI-powered real-time location solutions (RTLS) and the Internet of Things (IoT) to enhance patient flow by automating room turnover processes and increasing bed capacity.
This solution allows nurses to concentrate on patient care and improve hospital operations.
Kontakt.io product innovation head and chief revenue officer Rom Eizenberg said: “Patient discharge—the final step in a patient’s journey—is one of the most obvious waste items in patient flow, causing operational inefficiencies such as unnecessary wait times and extended length of stay.
“The Rapid Room Turnover solution helps hospitals unlock faster ROI through greater capacity while freeing up nurses from tedious admin tasks to focus on bedside care.”
Kontakt.io's solution enables hospitals to speed up room cleaning workflows and drive higher bed utilisation, addressing the challenge of unnecessary wait times and prolonged lengths of stay.
It offers hospitals the potential to cut up to 50% from the typical two-hour discharge process, leading to a rapid return on investment.
Benefits include additional annual revenue, an increase in patient capacity, and the ability to accommodate more patients each year.
These improvements are critical for US hospitals, where managing bed capacity has a substantial impact on both the top and bottom lines.
Traditionally, the discharge process has depended on nurses manually updating electronic health records (EHR) to signal a patient's discharge and the readiness of a room for cleaning.
Delays often occur as nurses prioritise patient care, resulting in empty rooms that impede new admissions, reduce patient satisfaction, and obstruct capacity optimisation.
Kontakt.io's solution addresses these inefficiencies by employing BLE tags that offer real-time insight into patient movement and detecting physical discharges.
Environmental services teams receive automatic notifications to commence room cleaning, thereby streamlining and quickening the discharge process without altering the existing workflows of staff members.
