SAN DIEGO, Feb. 5, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Skylight Healthcare Systems, the leading provider of interactive patient systems, announced today that its Chief Technology Officer, Rick Holbrook, will deliver an informational presentation entitled "Enhancing the Patient Care Continuum(tm)" at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS(r)) Annual Conference, February 25th - 28th in Orlando Florida. The presentation will discuss how hospitals are using Skylight ACCESS to help them adapt more readily to Joint Commission accreditation requirements, meet evolving clinical demands, enhance operational and service excellence, and deliver on commitments to patient satisfaction.
The urgency in meeting patient satisfaction and safety goals requires hospitals to look at "must-have" technologies to meet those crucial mandates. Additionally, hospitals that provide a compelling, patient-focused experience will take the lead in improving market competitiveness and raising standards of care. Holbrook will examine the shifting competitive and regulatory landscape, and will report on how leading hospitals that have integrated interactive, in-room technology have achieved measurable success in areas including:
-- Patient satisfaction -- Service recovery -- Real-time benchmarking -- Improved nursing efficiency -- Cost savings
Coupling real-world examples with broad industry trends, Holbrook will convey a compelling look at how leading hospitals have moved beyond basic in-room entertainment to providing a comprehensive portfolio of services, knowledge, and interactivity geared to improving the hospital experience for patients, their families, and care professionals.
Session ID: PP11-Enhancing the Patient Care Continuum Session Date: Wednesday, 2/27/2008 Session Time: 12:15PM-1:00PM Session Location: Clinical Informatics Theater, Booth # 8381
About HIMSS
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society is the healthcare industry's membership organization that is focused exclusively on providing global leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. HIMSS represents more than 20,000 individual members and over 300 corporate organizations that collectively employ millions of people. For more information, visit HIMSS Conference site: http://www.himss08.org/.
About Skylight Healthcare Systems
Skylight(r) Healthcare Systems is the industry pioneer in interactive patient system technology. With patient communication as the cornerstone of a safe, comfortable and clinically optimal hospital experience, the Skylight ACCESS(r) Interactive Patient System encourages patient and family to actively participate in their health care, improves communication between staff and patient/family members, and can provide a smoother and faster recovery and discharge plan. Skylight's vision is to provide hospitals with a highly useful system which will enable them to greatly enhance communication along the entire patient care continuum. In nearly 10,000 installed locations, leading hospital administrators have confidently selected Skylight Healthcare Systems as the proven choice for their interactive patient system technology. Skylight Healthcare Systems is headquartered in San Diego, California. For more information about Skylight Healthcare Systems, please visit: www.skylight.com
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