Bed Control

Bed Control is a software module developed by BedWatch that, according to the vendor, provides automation, visibility, and reporting around the discharge process in healthcare facilities. It is designed for healthcare facilities of all sizes, including small clinics, medium-sized hospitals, and large healthcare systems. Bed Control is used by hospital administrators, clinical staff, environmental services staff, and healthcare systems in the healthcare industry.

Key Features

Admit Control: According to the vendor, this feature offers automation and complete visibility for the entire hospital for all incoming, outgoing, and existing inpatients. It empowers clinical staff to manage incoming patient placement requests and update the Bed Board in real-time. It also integrates with Transport Control to automatically generate patient transport requests once a bed assignment is made.

Service Control: The vendor claims that this feature uses patented technology to empower and mobilize any service or clinical team to provide industry-best service response times. It is ideal for call centers or departments handling requests for multiple types of services. It provides automation and visibility for service or clinical requests.

Capacity Management: According to the vendor, this feature optimizes patient intake, improves the discharge process, and removes care coordination barriers. It aims to improve bed turnover time and patient placement efficiency. It streamlines the admission process with automatic notifications to patient transport and other key team members.

Real-Time Visibility: The vendor states that this feature provides an aerial view of all bed states in the entire hospital for informed placement decisions. It tracks the status of beds in real-time from discharged to clean and sends real-time updates and alerts for any bed requests or assignments.

Mobile Access: According to the vendor, this feature offers web-based mobile access that allows users to manage patient placement and bed status from any internet-capable device. It is responsive to any screen size, allowing users to work on traditional workstations or make rounds with tablets. Push notifications keep users informed of the status of service and clinical requests in real-time.

Intelligent Notifications: The vendor claims that this feature provides multi-level time-based escalations for customizable alerts. It aims to reduce notification fatigue with filters and offers intuitive alert toggles and unlimited users with centralized management. The vendor states that it eliminates phone calls between staff members for improved efficiency.

Data & Analytics: According to the vendor, this feature provides robust reporting and data with built-in charts and dashboards. It offers customizable business intelligence tools to track and analyze a wide range of data regarding patient throughput. It also supports direct API access to the data warehouse for enterprise customers to integrate with existing business intelligence tools.

Integration: The vendor claims that this feature easily integrates with new and legacy Admission-Discharge-Transfer (ADT) systems and EMR systems. It handles integrations via a secure, HIPAA-compliant, HL7 gateway and supports processing orders and inbound/outbound events.

Custom Visibility Boards: According to the vendor, this feature provides access to relevant, real-time data for clinical and support service staff through intuitive bed boards. It automatically updates bed boards via HL7 integration with the facility's ADT & EMR systems. Users can create customized views based on their requirements.

Secure Mobile Access: The vendor states that this feature offers web-based mobile access combined with smart notifications. It ensures team members always know the status of service and clinical requests and can view their progress in real-time. It supports device-agnostic access (Android, iOS, etc.) and HIPAA-compliant secure messaging.