“Their solution more than met our expectations and Rapids training and advice on best practice usage ensured our clinicians took ownership of the system very quickly.”
– Dr. Rob Stables, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
The customers:
- Liverpool Broadgreen Hospital
- University Hospital of Wales
- Blackpool Victoria Hospital
- Hammersmith Hospital
About CareCube
CareCube is a fully integrated digital workflow system. It was designed in collaboration with The Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH) to simplify and centralise the complex scheduling and tracking of patients undergoing cardiovascular interventional procedures in catheter laboratories (cath labs). CareCube provides a framework for clinical teams with the aims of supporting patient safety, reducing human error, and making the best use of resources.
Identifying the challenges
A common issue amongst these various hospitals was that they had inefficiencies within their Cath Lab facilities where heart stent and other procedures were being carried out. Staff had various devices generating a large amount of patient data but needed this data from different sources integrating into one platform so that it could be easier for clinicians to access, review, and analyse. With multiple devices and team members, a centralised interface would be required to help improve overall workflow efficiency. Furthermore, real-time data visualisation was proving difficult in the cath labs themselves.
Delivering a solution
Carecube approached Rapid Technologies as they had heard from other hospitals how Rapid had delivered touch screen systems specifically around patient care. Carecube had developed a dashboard that would be suitable in a Cath Lab setting giving clinician’s access to a patient safety checklist and key patient data that could be updated in real time giving staff a status at a glance. Being able to view and monitor this data in real-time allows for healthcare providers to make faster and more informed decisions during procedures, leading to improve patient outcomes and reduce complications. Users can quickly update information by interacting with the board directly, as they would with a phone or iPad.
They were not just looking for a panel where they could update and view patient records and history, but the Cath Lab teams held a number of meetings and briefings whereby a patient-specific case discussion in a protected period at the start of each individual case and the panels could be helpful in sharing ideas and collaborating in decision making. They found it useful if they could capture briefing notes and annotations over X-Rays and care documentation.
In addition to installation services Rapid have carried out staff training early in deployment to ensure staff feel comfortable with the new technology and to make sure it is fully embraced.
“As is best practice, we looked at a number of solution providers, but Rapid Technologies experience in the NHS with their Ward PSAG solution and their consultative approach and all-round attention to detail made them the ideal partner to work with on this project. Rapid’s approach was very professional and helpful, nothing was left to chance and we feel very confident in recommending them for similar projects“
– Dr. Rob Stables, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
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