FAMILY-CENTERED STRATEGIES FOR

DISSEMINATION OF MEDICAL INFORMATION AND COMFORT CARE

ICU STAT GUIDE is a multimedia education and information product designed to support families of critical care patients. Our coordinated content is subscription based for interactive information kisoks and digital sigange display in the ICU waiting room. Digital signage and kiosks dynamically introduce and educate family members about concepts and issues pertaining to the critical care of their loved ones.

ICU STAT GUIDE is designed to assist your multidisciplinary critical care team establish an ICU Family Care Program (ICU FCP) that is focused on family centered strategies for the dissemination of medical information and comfort care. Your selection of our product includes dynamic multimedia educational content via powerful networked digital sign(s), NEW! web based interactive touch screen desk-top kiosk with email and wireless text messaging technology.

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WEB BASED INTERACTIVE TOUCH-SCREEN KIOSK APPLICATION WITH VIDEO TUTORIALS

Evidence Based Family Assistance Programs - Research & Documentation

In studies by Molter and others the following 10 needs were identified as the most important to families:

Feel there was hope;
Feel hospital personnel cared about the patient;
Have a waiting room near the patient;
Be called at home about changes in the patient’s condition;
Know the prognosis;
Have questions answered honestly;
Know specific facts about the patient’s prognosis;
Receive information about the patient once a day;
Have explanations given in understandable terms; and
Be allowed to see the patient frequently.

Our board of medical advisors were impressed with an article from the American College of Chest Physicians; "Origins and Development* The Critical Care Family Assistance Program Marilyn A. Lederer, CPA; Tracy Goode, MHSA, MBA and Jane Dowling, PhD "...In a later article, Leske,8 building on the work of Molter,7 was able to validate these classifications and group them into the following five domains of need: support, comfort, proximity, information, and assurance..."

ICU STAT GUIDE has been designed based on research and practice. Our web based application, kiosks and digital signage content are available to assist any ICU department replicate a Critical Care Family Assistance program based on Molter's et all Critical Care Family Needs Inventory (CCFNI).

NEW! ICU STAT GUIDE Web Application

NEW! HIPPA Compliant Outbound Only Wireless SMS and EMAIL Text Messaging.

Text messages are delivered directly to the family spokesperson's opt-in registered mobile phone! Clinicians easily click-a-number to text message families about their loved one's status, offer updates, deliver important notifications and requests. Our servers are dedicated to this application and secure from potential intruders as well as equipment failure data loss.

Modern Communication Is At Your Fingertips! It easy, to transition from the patient EMR on your workstation to our simple three button website interface. Simply and quickly click on the family spokesperson's registered phone number then text your message. All wireless and email text messages are archived and ready for sorted instant recall, review, printing and inclusion in the patient chart.

Doctors, nurses, case managers, social services and the entire multidisciplinary ICU Team can easily be permissioned to use our service to send Wireless SMS Text Messaging to anyone including the families of critical care patients!

ICU STAT GUIDE SMS is a family opt-in service and convenience. Text messaging isn't intended to be a substitute for personal communication. However, patients, intensivists, hospitalists, nursing. case management and the entire ICU team benefit from this efficient and time saving technology.

With out-bound only electronic communication clinicians don't become burdened with reading or answering hundreds of replies and questions. These are fielded in person by the appropriate ICU team members, digital signage, self serve interactive touch screen kiosk(s) and education resources.

CNTV Displays, Kiosks & ICU STAT GUIDE content gives your staff the creative power and control of a web based resource library and two Client Content Management Systems for designing, customization & branding of your own custom ICU FCP KIOSKS and Private Broadcast Network Displays.

Your broadcast and interactive kiosk service assets can work non-stop 24/7 providing education, information, support and guidance to family members in need. Your ICU STAT GUIDE service is especially valuable to continuity of care in the middle of the night and weekends, when ancillary services may be staffed at lower levels or extremely busy. And, on high census weekdays.

ICU STAT GUIDE broadcasts and Interactive Touch-screen KISOKS are there to support you and the families of critical care patients. Informative content resources and Kiosks assists families thinking about how to cope with serious matters while caring for their loved one. Often they are seeking answers to a multitude of questions.

Choosing to install ICU STAT GUIDE? Patient's don’t have to wait for a “helping hand.” Your CNTV and ICU STAT GUIDE assets are there, in the waiting room, acquiring and disseminating vital information, answering important visitor questions, reducing their fear, conditioning their perception of care, comfort, support & visitation while your staff is busy caring for the patient in the ICU.

Software

ICU STAT GUIDE Features

Customized & Branded Content For Your Facility
High Resolution Animated Text
RSS Feeds; Time, Date, Headlines, Sports
Intra-facility Promotionals
Digital Sign Content Management System
Custom Kiosk Content Management System
FREE Public Service Announcements
Sample Letters For Community Support
SMS & EMail Text Messaging (SMS is optional)
Remote Ready Monitoring 24/7

ICU STAT GUIDE PRESENTATION

Introduction
What To Expect
What To Do
Waiting Room Policies
ICU Team
Visitation & Care Area
Advanced Directives
ICU Family Assistance Program
Take Care Of You
FCP Kiosk Care

FAMILY CARE PROGRAM INTERACTIVE TOUCH SCREEN KIOSK

FEATURING OUR WEB BASED FAMILY AND CLINICIAN SERVICE APPLICATION

HIPPA COMPLIANT DEDICATED & ENCRYPTED SERVER HOSTED APPLICATION

Kiosk Content Management System
FCP Eligibility/Needs Screening & Validation Scheme
Self Service Forms & Brochures
Prorata Sponsorship Revenue
Printed Validation Certificate
Links To Medical Information Websites
Automated Email of Registration To All TEAM MEMBERS
CMS Staff Directory & Biography
CMS Custom FAQ & Family Education Library
CMS Way-finding & Community Directories
CMS Web Links
CMS Discount Local Merchant Listing
Email & SMS Transimission for Family Notificaiton (Documented & Archived One-way Outbound Opt-in Text Messaging)

* CMS - Content Management System

ICU STAT GUIDE FAMILY CARE PROGRAM automatically registers and screens a direct family member for "Spokes Person" status and their level of need for FCP support. Then, their registration and assessment are emailed to all participating members of the ICU FCP TEAM. A VALIDATION CERTIFICATE with the family members registration information and needs score is printed. This document, subject to an authorized validation signature, entitles them to the hospitality and financial support components of your FCP.

Networked Digital Signage & Remote Monitored Kiosks

Private Broadcast Network powered by DYNASIGN features an easy for user Content Management System (CMS)
Centralized control of content scheduling and management – even for multiple iterations of the content – and proactive monitoring of all hardware and software components on the network.
Automatic distribution of content to the digital signs using a fail-safe delivery and confirmation process.
Dynamic rendering of high quality images and data for easy playback across multiple display sizes, shapes and resolutions – all without having to modify the content file.
Each of our kiosks are complete with Site Kiosk remote monitoring and a Client Content Management System. Your kiosk can be branded and customized by your designated FAMILY CARE PROGRAM COORDINATOR. Contact us today and register for a FREE online evaluation of this product.
We ensure a quick response to any problem and guarantee the highest degree of availability for your kiosk. Our SiteRemote monitored kiosk is equipped with an automatic notification system, which sends CareNetTV support, an alert by e-mail or SMS in the event of an error. We can remotely analyze and service the kiosk via secure communication between client and server established via secure encrypted protocol.

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Updates

CNTV PBN Client Content Management System

With our Cleint Content Management Systems you can update your broadcast at anytime from any internet connected computer. Its easy! In fact, a CNTV PBN allows you to plan a budget that will scale-up and expand your network broadcasts one display at a time. You and your staff are in control and may custom tailor programming objectives specifically for any venue in your institution.

ICUSG Kiosk Web Applicaiton Client Content Management System

Another powerful asset for your ICU staff! This simple to use interface allows a novice user to customize and brand the kiosk interface users will see on your kiosk. In addition to facilitating the implementation of a Family Care Program, your coordinator may descirbe key members of the ICU Team, Sign-up and manage current or new team members. They may also upload pdf versions of your legacy teaching brochures, link to way finding maps on your website, and more.

Hardware

Commercial Grade All-In-One 42" or 47" LCD Display

CNTV All-In-One LCD displays are one of the industries toughfest multimedia display components available. We are confident this hardware will far outlive its ample design life by many thousands of hours. You can trust CNTV PBN components for reliability and service. The unique all-in-one integrated display player reduces shipping costs and makes installation, service and maintenance a breeze. LCD with ICU STAT GUIDE

Interactive Touch-Screen 19" Desktop Mounted Kiosk With Virtual Key Board

Installation and Mounting

Installation and mountings by our expert installers is included in this package. We recommend a site survey and heavy-duty mounting hardware in order to provide our customers with a full range of display system mounting solutions.

CNTV 42" Single Venue LCD Display for ICU STAT GUIDE

Including 19" Desktop Touch-screen Kiosk with Virtual Dock-n-Float Keyboard - Only $16,995

Hardware - CNTV ALL-IN-ONE 42" display system installation with integrated digital signage player, mounting hardware.

ONE fanless 19" ICU STAT GUIDE interactive multimedia touch screen desktop kiosk installed. Reconfigured B/W laser printer included (color laser printer is additional price). 47" & 52" CNTV ALL-IN-ONE displays are available for an additional charge. Site survey required $295.

Software - Subscription includes DYNASIGN powered CNTV Client Content Management System & ICU STAT GUIDE Family Care Program Presentation in addition to the web-based kiosk application featuring an exclusive ICUSG Client Content Management System. Microsoft Win XP Pro or Vista OS.

Annual Subscription Fee begins year two and includes CNTV Content Management System, ICUSG Family Education Presentation, ICUSG Web-based Kiosk Application, Hosting & Remote Ready Monitoring. Each additional Kiosk and ICUSG Web Application only $5995 then $59/mo. beginning year two.

Optional Outbound Only Wireless SMS Text Messaging is invoiced to client monthly at the rate of $0.40 per text message.

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