New Report: Vocera and Definitive Healthcare Examine Symptoms of Cognitive Overload
April 29 2019 - 8:02AM
Business Wire
More than 60% of healthcare leaders said
intelligent alarm management is a solution
Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized
leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, will
release a research report in conjunction with the research services
group of HIMSS Analytics, now Definitive Healthcare, about the
impact of cognitive overload on care teams and the role technology
can play to mitigate cognitive burden. Vocera worked closely with
research professionals to design a survey conducted during the 2019
HIMSS Conference and Exhibition and online.
More than 300 clinical and IT leaders from health systems,
hospitals and outpatient facilities participated in the study.
Findings from the research will be released during a free webinar,
on Tuesday, April 30, from 12-1 p.m. ET, hosted by Healthcare
Innovation.
Brendan FitzGerald, Senior Director of Research Services at
Definitive Healthcare, will moderate the online discussion and
outline the survey results. He will be joined by Rhonda Collins,
DNP, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, and Benjamin Kanter, MD, Chief
Medical Information Officer, at Vocera, who will examine the signs
and symptoms of cognitive overload and discuss strategies for
simplifying clinical workflows and improving patient and staff
well-being.
In many industries, technology has streamlined processes and
minimized cognitive burden on workers. These recent survey findings
suggest otherwise in healthcare. Forty-two percent of research
participants said technologies currently deployed in the clinical
environment contribute considerably or significantly to cognitive
overload. Another 44% said they contribute at least moderately.
When asked which technology improvements would make the greatest
impact on reducing cognitive overload, 62% of survey participants
cited intelligent workflows to route alerts and alarms more
efficiently as a top solution. Yet, only 45% said alert and alarm
management solutions are on their organizations’ 2019 technology
investment plans.
“To minimize cognitive burden, technology must help clinicians
zero in on the most important information and provide relevant
clinical context, while simultaneously weeding out extraneous
data,” said Dr. Collins. “When clinicians receive too many requests
or pieces of information at the same time, their attention is split
among multiple people, systems, devices and data sources. They can
become overloaded and have difficulty focusing on the most critical
task at hand, which can lead to mistakes.”
Click here to register for this webinar about cognitive overload
and discover how the right technology can ease it. The
complete research report will be available after the online
event.
About Vocera
The mission of Vocera Communications, Inc. is to simplify and
improve the lives of healthcare professionals and patients, while
enabling hospitals to enhance quality of care and operational
efficiency. In 2000, when the company was founded, we began to
forever change the way care teams communicate. Today, Vocera offers
the leading platform for improving clinical communication and
workflow. More than 1,850 facilities worldwide, including nearly
1,600 hospitals and healthcare facilities, have selected our
clinical communication and workflow solutions. Care team members
use our solutions to communicate and collaborate with co-workers by
securely texting or calling, and to be notified of important alerts
and alarms. They can choose the right device for their role or
task, including smartphones or our hands-free, wearable Vocera
Smartbadge and Vocera Badge. Interoperability between the Vocera
Platform and more than 140 clinical and operational systems helps
reduce alarm fatigue; speed up staff response times; and improve
patient care, safety, and experience. In addition to healthcare,
Vocera is at home in luxury hotels, aged care facilities, nuclear
power facilities, schools, libraries, retail stores, and more.
Vocera solutions make a difference in any industry where workers
are on the move and need to connect instantly with team members and
access resources or information quickly. In 2017, Vocera made the
list of Forbes 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America. Learn
more at http://www.vocera.com and follow @VoceraComm on
Twitter.
Vocera® and the Vocera logo are trademarks of Vocera
Communications, Inc. registered in the United States and other
jurisdictions. All other trademarks appearing in this release are
the property of their respective owners.
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Shanna HearonVocera Communications,
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