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Virtual Sitter
Virtual Sitter

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Product Description:

Equum Medical's Virtual Sitter Services enhance patient safety and care through continuous, remote monitoring. Designed to support hospitals facing staffing challenges and to improve patient outcomes, our virtual sitter services leverage advanced telehealth technology to provide constant observation of patients at risk of falls, self-harm, or other safety concerns.

Virtual sitters utilize high-resolution video and audio technology to monitor patients from a centralized location. This approach allows trained technicians to observe multiple patients simultaneously, providing real-time alerts to on-site nursing staff when immediate intervention is necessary. By reducing the need for in-person sitters, hospitals can optimize their resources and ensure that their staff is utilized efficiently.

The primary benefits of Equum Medical's Virtual Sitter Services include enhanced patient safety, reduced staffing costs, and improved workflow efficiency. Virtual sitters can promptly identify and respond to potential safety issues, ensuring that patients receive timely and appropriate care. This proactive approach helps to prevent falls, reduce incidents of self-harm, and mitigate other safety risks, leading to better patient outcomes and higher satisfaction rates.

Additionally, virtual sitters play a crucial role in supporting bedside nurses by handling routine monitoring tasks, allowing on-site staff to focus on more critical aspects of patient care. This collaboration fosters a safer, more efficient care environment and helps to alleviate the workload of overburdened nursing teams.

Equum Medical's Virtual Sitter Services offer a scalable, cost-effective solution to address the growing demands of modern healthcare. By integrating virtual sitters into their care models, hospitals can enhance patient safety, optimize staffing, and improve the overall quality of care provided to patients.

About Equum Medical:

Equum Medical is a leader in the telehealth industry, dedicated to transforming healthcare delivery with innovative, technology-enabled solutions. Founded by experienced physicians and healthcare professionals, Equum Medical is a trusted partner for hospitals and healthcare systems aiming to enhance patient care, improve operational efficiency, and address workforce challenges. Our mission is to provide high-quality, accessible healthcare services, particularly in rural and underserved communities, through a comprehensive suite of telehealth solutions.

Equum Medical offers a wide range of telehealth services designed to meet the diverse needs of healthcare providers and patients. Our services include, Virtual Nursing, Tele-ICU, Virtual Sitter, Telemetry, Multi-Specialty Telehealth and High-Acuity Care.

Our Unique Proposition centers on our physician-founded and operated approach, ensuring services are designed with a deep understanding of clinical workflows and patient care needs. With over 200 years of combined telehealth experience among our leadership team, we offer unparalleled expertise to our clients.

Equum Medical is committed to addressing healthcare workforce shortages and enhancing care delivery through strategic telehealth solutions, making high-quality healthcare accessible to all.

Product Description:

For over 15 years, Force Therapeutics has partnered with leading health systems nationwide to deliver virtual patient engagement and care coordination for specialty procedures. Our solution enhances patient satisfaction, adherence, and outcomes through personalized digital care pathways that extend support well beyond the hospital walls.

Force empowers hospitals and outpatient sites to:

  • Deliver personalized care plans tailored to each patient’s recovery and education needs
  • Collect, analyze, and submit PROs
  • Comply with CMS requirements with ease and confidence
  • Reduce manual follow-ups and administrative burden on staff
  • Improve patient outcomes across episodes of care

The Force platform enables this through:

  • Personalized patient education: care instructions, exercise videos, and virtual joint classes
  • Digital patient navigation tools
  • Secure, bidirectional messaging between patients and care teams
  • PRO collection, reporting, and submission support
  • Clinical insight services: guidance on regulatory landscape, protocol and workflow optimization, research support, and patient education resources
About Force Therapeutics:
FORCE Therapeutics was founded in 2010 to transform the delivery of injury rehabilitation through best in class, web and mobile applications. In addition to its smart platform for mobile and web content delivery, FORCE Therapeutics produces high definition, evidenced based exercise videos for its applications.

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Product Capabilities

Force delivers reports configured to meet CMS mandatory reporting requirements and registry submissions. Customizable dashboards offer real-time visibility into individual patient progress and aggregate population trends—supporting quality improvement, compliance, and clinical decision-making.

Every time patients log in, they submit progress specific data points to their care team. Outcomes are collected at specific intervals to ensure Providers remain compliant. The timeline and personalized to do list clearly lay out tasks and set expectations that delivers an experience tailored to each patient's specific situation and goals. Care teams receive customized alerts when a patient needs attention.

Patients can reach out with any questions about the information or their progress through the communication feature within the platform. Force’s proactive education and digital messaging reduces call volume and time by as much as 80%.

Force Therapeutics delivers Gold Standard protocols to every hospital partner–proven, evidence-based pathways designed for optimal outcomes. Hospitals also have the flexibility to tailor protocols, outcome forms, and educational materials to align with their clinical workflows and patient populations.

Force Therapeutics integrates with most EHRs for seamless care coordination and navigation.

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Description:

Equum Medical's Virtual Sitter Services are designed to enhance patient safety and operational efficiency in healthcare settings by providing continuous remote monitoring of patients who are at risk of falls, self-harm, or other safety concerns. This service leverages advanced video and audio technology to ensure real-time observation and timely intervention, significantly reducing the need for in-person sitters and optimizing resource allocation.

Key Features:

Continuous Remote Monitoring:

  • Utilizes high-definition cameras and audio devices to monitor patients in real-time.
  • Provides a constant visual and auditory link to patients, ensuring they are safe and secure

Real-Time Alerts and Interventions

  • Trained technicians observe multiple patients simultaneously and can immediately alert on-site staff if an intervention is needed.
  • Reduces the response time for emergencies, potentially preventing adverse events.

Resource Optimization:

  • Decreases the need for in-person sitters, allowing hospitals to allocate their staff more effectively.
  • Frees up nursing staff to focus on direct patient care rather than monitoring tasks.

Documentation and Reporting:

  • Provides detailed logs of patient activity and incidents, which can be used for clinical reviews and improving care protocols.
  • Ensures accountability and continuous improvement in patient safety measures.
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Integrations:

Acute care EMR, Ambulatory EMR, Ancillary EMR, Patient portal, Home health, Community based organizations

EMR Integration & Relevant Hardware:

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EMRs Supported:

Epic, Cerner, Meditech, Allscripts, NextGen, athena, GE, eClinicalWorks, McKesson, Other, Allscripts/Eclipsys, Athenahealth, Azalea Health/Prognosis, CPSI, Evident, Healthland, MEDHOST, MedWorx, QuadraMed, Self-developed, Would prefer not to disclose, Point Click Care

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Desktop, Mobile / Tablet (web optimized), Mobile / Tablet (native app)

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