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TigerConnect Acquires Critical Alert, Ends 2020 with Second Major Acquisition

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When combined with Critical Alert’s middleware, TigerConnect dramatically enhances the value proposition to nursing, IT leadership, and end-users. This ‘dream suite’ of capabilities comes at a time when nurse burnout is at a record high and chronic nurse shortages are severely challenging organizations’ ability to deliver the best quality care.

When Your Trusted Provider is Fired

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It’s Monday morning and you just received a notice from a manufacturer whose staff you likely have never met. The letter states that your trusted provider of products and services has been terminated as their local representative.  “Why would the manufacturer do such a thing?” you ask yourself before reaching out to your trusted provider for the details.

Whither Middleware?

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The medical device alarm management and event notification market is undergoing a sea change.  Old players are disappearing, newer entrants are being absorbed, and industry stalwarts are losing their way.  Does this presage the death of a product category?

Wil Lukens Named Vice President of Sales

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (PRWEB) May 07, 2020 – Critical Alert, a leading provider of enterprise-class patient communications software for hospitals and health systems, today announced that it has appointed Wil Lukens as VP of Sales to lead the company’s global sales team to its next stage of development and growth.

Critical Alert Integrates with Zebra’s Mobile Health Technology

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Jacksonville, Fla., February 26, 2020 (PRWeb) Critical Alert is pleased to announce that its nurse call and communications solution is now available for use on Zebra Technology’s mobile devices. Zebra provides exceptional in touch computing for healthcare that works seamlessly with Critical Alert’s enterprise-class patient communication software platform. Read The Press Release

Breathing New Life

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Nurse call hardware shouldn’t be so expensive and your software should be really robust and have basic IT requirements like redundancy.

When is a software upgrade not a software upgrade?

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First and foremost, a software upgrade is not as advertised when it becomes a construction project. When your software upgrade requires new patient stations, dome lights, pull switches, and/or nurse masters, it is anything but a software upgrade.

Being Mobile

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I find it fascinating how non-mobile our hospital environments are today.  They are tethered to computers and wall-mounted screens, even in the patient room.

Critical Alert Recognized In Gartner Report

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Jacksonville, Fla., October 8, 2019 (PRWEB)—Critical Alert, a leading enterprise-class patient communications application provider, announced today their recognition as a Sample Vendor in Gartner’s August 2019 Put Patient Throughput and Capacity Management at the Center of Your Performance Improvement Plan report. Read The Press Release

Improving Patient Experience & Increasing Nurse Retention

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Decatur Morgan Hospital Achieves Enhanced Care Delivery with Critical Alert Systems Critical Alert Systems shared a comprehensive case study today about Decatur Morgan Hospital and their remarkable success significantly improving patient experience as reflected by HCAHPS scores, enhancing care delivery and increasing nurse retention utilizing the Critical Alert patient communication platform. Read The Press Release

Nurse Call Reporting vs Analytics Engine

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Hospitals need a good solid Nurse Call Light system. It’s a tool, used for a purpose. It’s as essential as the Brush Hog and the hardware should be dependable. In other words, it should run like a Deere.

Critical Alert – Offering Native RTLS

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Critical Alert announced today that it has updated its proprietary RTLS offering including badges, receivers, and software. The native integration is fully embedded in the CommonPath Enterprise platform and requires no additional third-party applications. Read More

And Then There Was Jill…

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Even the best hospital, with the best technology, the most effective clinical workflow and the most well-resourced care team can be intimidating when someone you love is hurting.

Patrick Mahomes & Healthcare Leadership

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What is clear about Patrick Mahomes (other than the fact that he is incredibly young) is that he is fun to watch, seizes opportunity, does not hesitate, and the announcers say he does not live by the “normal” quarterback rules.

Smart Phones In Hospitals

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We have had the pleasure of supporting several clients through their clinical communications journey – improving patient experience and caregiver satisfaction.

Oklahoma Surgical Hospital Utilizes Critical Alert Nurse Call System to Help Improve Patient Care & Response Times

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Critical Alert Systems, a leading provider of patient communications solutions for hospitals and health systems, today announced that the Oklahoma Surgical Hospital in Tulsa, OK recently expanded its Nurse Call System to help improve patient care & response times in the hospital’s Cath Lab and ICU units. The hospital already uses Critical Alert’s Nurse Call […]

Case Study: Pillow Speaker Triage

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Hospitals purchase pillow speakers every day and often will pay more to gain better functionality such as self-triage (water, pain, toilet). However, many hospitals only experience use rates near 12% for those added features.

Smart “Phones” in Clinical Environment

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I had the pleasure of being part of a Beckers Hospital Review panel discussion with Spectralink and AnMed Health. The presentation captured not only best practices related to implementation of smart devices but also how to leverage and manage the data associated with that change in clinical care.

Journey of a Woman in STEMM

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All women who have STEMM careers have stories and experiences worth sharing.  This is one of mine, with a few tips for the young women seeking or pursuing STEMM careers.