eztouch introduction

An out-of-the-box solution to improve staff efficiency & enhance workflows

EZtouch

An introduction to the EZtouch workflow enhancement solution

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What is EZtouch ?

EZtouch

• Customizable touch-screen button stations

• Numerous applications, including; alarm buttons, status buttons, alarm display

• Complements any nurse call or alarm system

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Simple & Versatile

• Two sizes (2.8” & 4.3”) to suite different needs

• Includes sounder for audible alerting

• Full color graphical displays provide intuitive & attractive buttons

4.3” 2.8”

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Enhanced Functions

• IP66 water-resistance rated

• Integrated clean-me feature allows the touch-screen to be cleaned without the worry of generating unwanted alarms

• Enhanced alarms include built-in time-lapse displays to assist in providing better care

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Versatile & Easy Installation

• Ethernet and Addressable models to suite different installations

• Operate using dedicated power or PoE powered from the Ethernet cable

• Installs onto standard electrical boxes

PoE Network Switch

Cat.5/6Cat.5/6

Power Supply

Host PC

18/2

1Pr.

Loop up to 32 panels

Mix both types on the same system

Cat.5/6

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How Does EZtouch Work ?

A call is placed by pressing a button on an EZtouch panel

The EZcall system receives, logs, displays

and processes the event

EZcall dispatches the event to the appropriate staff

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EZtouch in your Facility

EZcall integration software routes alarm and alert

messages to output devices

Healthcare mobile devices provide

communications & can receive text messages

Nurse call devices allow patients to

call staff

Add EZtouch panels to allow staff to rapidly manage room turnover and report status’ to improve workflow and increase efficiency

Facility Network

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Why Use EZtouch ?

You select the buttons that will suite your needs and applications; make the system fit your requirements, don’t change your

processes to fit the system

You can create virtually any type of alarm or button

Use pre-made buttons to speed-up deployment

Create custom events or sequences

Enhance existing nurse call systems

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Why Use EZtouch ?

Improve room usage and throughput

Increase equipment usage

Reduce time wasted looking for other staff

Monitor & track workflow improvements

Automate tedious and repetitive tasks

Automate work/repair orders to reduce mistakes

Free your staff’s time for more important duties

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EZtouch Applications

The following screens show some typical applications where EZtouch

panels are generally used

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Hospital Operating Room

Indicate the current status of the O.R. to

other staff so that the nursing manager can

arrange schedules

Notify the PACU recovery room to

expect a patient soon

Immediately call the anesthetist back to

the Operating Room (no need to search for

where they may be)

Instantly alert the crash team of an urgent need

for assistance

Notify the PACU when an operation

is delayed

Automatically alert nursing staff for a need of additional supplies

Automatically notify housekeeping when an operating suite is

ready for cleaning

Track the efficiency of the cleaning staff

Allow the O.R. manager to reschedule when operations are delayed

The O.R. staff can be better managed when the location of staff is better known

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Hospital Emergency Room

Send a call or page to the patients

physician

Alerts the lab that a sample is coming

for testing

Requests the phlebotomist to do a blood draw

Alerts security personnel of an urgent duress situationSends a request for a

caregiver to assess the patients pains

Automatically notifies the IV

nurse to attend

Notifies a porter that the patient

needs to be taken for an X-ray

Alerts another physician to attend & provide a 2nd opinion

Notifies housekeeping that cleaning is needed

Sends a request for staff to bring a portable Radiograph machine

Notifies staff to bring an EKG machine to

this bed

Alerts staff that a patient advocate is

needed urgently

Alerts staff that immediate

assistance is needed

Notify admissions to admit this patient to a

MED/SURG room

Automatically alerts the code

blue crash team to attend stat

Calls RN to attend patient bedside

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MED/SURG Ward

Notify staff that the patient requests a meal or TV/movie entertainment

Track room status and automatically alert the appropriate staff of the different room states

Alerts nurse to respond to patient

pain

Notify care staff to bring pain medication

for patient

Notify transport staff to bring patient to

physical therapy

Track care staff rounds to automate

reporting

Indicate to other staff when a

patient is away for tests

Alerts staff that assistance is

needed urgently

Send a request for a nurse to attend the

patient bedside

Automatically notify housekeeping that cleaning is needed

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Maternity / Labor & Delivery Ward

Calls the OBGYN to attend because the mother is

about to give birth

Alerts the anesthesiologist to conduct the pre-anesthesia interview

Immediately notifies the code team that a baby is coding

and requires special attention

Alerts nursing that additional staff are required stat

Notifies care staff that the mother is requesting pain

medication

Immediately notifies staff that the patient requires an emergency C-section

Notifies housekeeping that the room needs cleaning

before it can be used again

Notifies the care staff that the room is currently being cleaned for use

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Centralized Switchboard

Automatically trigger pre-recorded voice announcements for

pandemic emergencies

Notify the E.R. to expect incoming

casualties

Instantly alert the appropriate crash team members of urgent code alerts

Manually dispatch housekeeping and

transport staff

Automatically announce requests

for IV nurse

Immediately notify maintenance of

critical loss of air

Customize any site specific notification

Instantly dispatch security to urgent duress and abduction alarms

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Clinics

Automatically alert cleaning staff to prepare

room for next visit

Indicate to other care givers which rooms

have staff present

Notify the nursing staff to take a blood sample

Indicate to physician that a patient is ready to be seen

Provide notification to other staff to not disrupt an interview in progress

Automatically notify reception of room availability

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Laboratories

Control & track acuity of lab requests

Track lab requests, and notify order taker when results are complete –

automatically alert order taker when results are available

Notify housekeeping when a cleaner is needed

Request consultation from order taker

Automatically notify purchasers' when additional supplies need to be ordered

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Meeting & Interview Rooms

Control room, meeting and interview status –

automatically display status to local reception

Locally control in-room environmental conditions

Audio and/or video recording start/stop control (if available)

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