Digital Signage systems enable a hospital to share updated information with employees, vendors, patients and visitors clearly and effectively. Hospitals can quickly update and share information (for example, the announcement of a new health scheme) with stakeholders at chosen locations within the hospital premises. Nurses, pharmacists and doctors can find updated information on patients, for example. Visitors can quickly retrieve precise department locations, patient status and billing details, among other information. Digital Signage can also promote hospital products and services. The technology has the capability to function as an efficient content management system. Basically, Digital Signage can result in clearer communication and improved efficiency.

Here is a description of how hospitals use Digital Signage.

Hospital Directory

Visitors and patients can quickly locate different departments and locations within the hospital premises. Digital Signage systems can comprise roadmaps which give instructions to reach a specific location within a hospital quickly.

Promotion of Products and Sharing of Information

A hospital can strategically install Digital Signage at locations which generally host a large number of visitors (for example, elevators and waiting rooms). Such locations are ideal for displaying important information and for promotion of products and services. A hospital can promote its products and services and can also announce discounts and offers. A visitor can view such important information as patient status and doctor availability.

Employee Training

Digital Signage systems can contain training materials on policy updates, specific treatment rates and new safety procedures for employees. Employees can access these training materials at any time on a kiosk by providing their employee credentials. Hospitals can set up interactive and self-service kiosks which can not only provide training materials to employees on demand, but also evaluate employee learning through a series of tests.

Real-time Information

Visitors and relatives of patients can obtain real-time information on the status of a specific medical procedure (for example, an operation) and the current condition of a patient.

Patient Check-In Management

A Digital Signage system can manage patient-related documents (for example, printing patient serial numbers) in varied degree, depending on the content management system integrated with it.

Quick Information Retrieval

Digital Signage systems can quickly deliver information; based on the unique criteria it is given. A nurse can check the updated availability of specific medicines, for example. A visitor can find out the names of medicines administered to a specific patient, current bill amount and tentative patient release date, for example. Digital Signage can also be a self-operated and interactive kiosk and it is easy to retrieve information.

Customised Information for Patients

A hospital can, depending on such factors as health condition and age, display specific health and nutritional tips for specific patients. A patient can, subject to specific conditions, also view the current treatment status.

Obviously, Digital Signage can do more than just sharing information. The best thing about Digital Signage is that it can be fully tailored to the unique requirements of a hospital. A hospital can choose the way it wants to utilise the technology. Obviously, the description given above is indicative and a hospital can either implement all or some of the above features. It may even choose to do more with Digital Signage.

Edward Kendricks writes for CTS (www.cts-networks.co.uk), a Uk installer of hospital tv screens.

Edward Kendricks writes for CTS (http://www.cts-networks.co.uk), a Uk installer of hospital tv screens.

Author Bio: Edward Kendricks writes for CTS (www.cts-networks.co.uk), a Uk installer of hospital tv screens.

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