Bed Management - Bed Management Systems

Bed Management Systems

Bed management systems are developed by software development companies specialising in the health sector to technical healthcare standards, such as HL7, ICD-10 and DMD.

It is possible for healthcare organisations to customise an 'off-the-shelf' product or solution to improve patient flow management in a hospital, which is the primary role of a bed management system. Some healthcare organisations may require a unique solution which is unlikely to exist as an off-the-shelf product.

The most recent requirement is for mobile apps for heathcare applications which can run on leading mobile platforms, such as IPhone, and Android (operating system).

Typical software products for the healthcare sector include In-Patient Management Systems to help ward staff manage patient traffic and bed allocation within a hospital. Such systems make the daily process of patient and bed management easier, improves staff efficiency by saving time and helps management meet hospital performance targets.

A Bed Request & Management System is designed to help hospital staff deliver high levels of care to patients by providing real-time information to bed managers, ward staff, doctors etc., so optimising communication efficiency between all staff. Typical features of such a system can include:

• Categorised bed requests for urgent beds, repats, electives etc., so reducing wait times.
• A view of the current state of beds in all wards.
• Direct transfer to certain wards as needed.
• Queuing patients for beds to improve patient care.

A&E Patient Monitoring Systems are based on an electronic whiteboard which allows staff to track patients in real-time as they are moved around the hospital.

System customisations can include the production of department performance statistics, storage and recall of patient details, the creation of electronic discharge letters which allows health personnel to produce patient discharge letters that can be automatically printed and sent, and a prescription system which efficiently and securely handles the prescription of controlled drugs using an electronic TTO in adherence and compliance with legislation. Ward flow is a further system customisation for handling patient arrivals or transfer to or from a ward bed, and for priority planning.