rtNOW makes it our mission to improve health and health care quality by aligning with the National Quality Strategy1

Benefits for the Organization:

• Support safe delivery of respiratory care techniques through trained telerespiratory therapists.
• Strengthen person and family engagement as partners in their care through bedside education.
• Promote communication and coordination of care with the patient and care providers.
• Promote prevention and treatment of chronic pulmonary diseases, especially for COPD and Asthma management.
• Make care affordable by reducing inconsistencies and optimizing the respiratory care of patients.
• Decrease readmission penalties 
• Reduced patient transfers from critical access locations

Benefits for a Director of Nursing:

• Expansion of telehealth service offerings

• Increased staff confidence with the respiratory aspects of patient care

• • • Support your staff with up-to-date resources for respiratory procedures that are low volume high acuity. seldom used.
    • Night-time and weekend support for respiratory consults
    • rtNOW  can help bring respiratory care protocols up-to-date based on current best practices. clinical practice guidelines.
    • Cost savings through reduced misallocation of respiratory care
    • Customized telerespiratory training options for small groups

Benefits for a bedside care provider:

• • • On-demand telehealth service.  Use rtNOW anytime you need respiratory support or have questions on patient care.
    • Telerespiratory therapist availability 24/7
    • Live video chat conference technology is more effective than a voice-only call. 
    • Point-of-care training on respiratory care

Benefits for patients:

• • • Health benefits from the latest respiratory care protocols
    • Increased confidence from Nurses in care provided
    • Reduced patient transfers from critical access locations

 

References:

1. http://www.ahrq.gov/workingforquality/nqs/nqsfactsheet.htm