Virtual care can help manage bed turnover and patient throughput by:

Pre-admission Planning

Allows clinicians to assess patients’ needs, coordinate care and prepare for admission prior to arriving at the hospital. This proactive approach streamlines the admission process.

Virtual Consultations

Enables specialists to conduct consultations with patients and referring providers remotely. This facilitates timely decision-making and reduces the patient wait time

Patient Education

Virtual nurses can also provide any education the patient needs prior to discharge to expedite discharge process.

Virtual care can complement and enhance the delivery of care being provided to patients in a Behavioral Health Unit by:

Improving access to specialists

Facilitating crisis intervention

Promoting continuity of care

Involving Families

Enabling remote monitoring for patient and staff safety