Access Bed Control

Access Bed Control by Patient Focus Systems is a software solution designed to support efficient patient placement and bed management in medium-sized hospitals. According to the vendor, this product eliminates manual processes and phone calls between different departments, providing hospital administrators, patient access staff, admitting departments, support services coordinators, and portering staff with a single, up-to-date portal to manage all bed needs. With real-time patient and bed visibility, Access Bed Control aims to streamline operations, save time, and increase efficiency for healthcare professionals in the hospital setting.

Key Features

According to the vendor, Access Bed Control offers the following key features:

Automated Bed Management: The product provides a single, up-to-date portal for hospital staff to efficiently manage all bed needs. By eliminating manual processes and phone calls, it aims to provide real-time patient and bed visibility, potentially increasing efficiency and saving time for medium-sized hospitals.

Patient Placement: This feature allows for the collection of patient clinical characteristics and bed needs, either from the hospital information system or through manual entry. It provides information about available beds, room types, and bed status, and aims to match incoming patients with ideal beds based on their specific requirements. Additionally, it manages bed cleaning tasks and notifies staff upon completion.

Patient Transportation Requests: Access Bed Control enables admitting staff to enter transport requests for patients ready to be moved to a selected bed. It checks for conflicts in transport and dispatches the most appropriate transporter. The progress of the transport is updated from pickup to completion, and the system integrates seamlessly with the patient transportation system and discharge bed cleaning module.

Discharge Cleaning: This feature collects and communicates patient discharges and transfers, aiming to ensure a smooth transition for the next patient. It selects the appropriate employee to clean the bed and room, taking into consideration potentially infectious organisms for safety. The system monitors the bed cleaning process until it is available for the next patient.

On-Time Delivery: According to the vendor, Access Bed Control optimizes the on-time delivery of patients based on industrial engineering principles. It aims to reduce manual entries into the hospital information system and increase productivity for staff. By potentially improving patient satisfaction through decreased wait times, it aims to enhance the overall efficiency for nurses, clinical department staff, and transportation staff.

Reduced Staff Costs: This feature automates communication processes related to trip requests, dispatching, and trip progress monitoring, effectively streamlining transport operations. As a result, it aims to reduce overall staff costs and provide valuable data for accurate employee evaluations and effective training programs.

Patient Tracking: Access Bed Control aims to provide patient tracking information to hospital visibility systems. It includes the patient's last known location, whether in transit or at the destination, and the expected arrival time. This feature aims to enable adjustments to staffing levels and assignments based on pending transports and current activities, ultimately increasing bed utilization by potentially reducing turnaround times and increasing availability.