MAPSTED BLOG

Hospitals & Healthcare

Location-Based Technology Can Help Fix Hospital Staffing Shortages
March 21, 2023Location-Based Technology Can Help Fix Hospital Staffing Shortages

Emergencies blare over the intercom. Physicians, nurses, and other staff members hurry through packed corridors. Visitors try to find their loved ones among dozens of rooms – such is life in a large hospital, especially teaching hospitals. Large hospitals are like little villages. People make bonds there, they laugh there, and they cry there. People…

read more
How to Develop an Effective Patient Tracking System
November 03, 2022How to Develop an Effective Patient Tracking System

What is a Patient Tracking System? A patient tracking system is really exactly as it sounds. It is a system that is put in place to monitor patient movements throughout their time in the hospital. Over the years there have been many different ways that clinicians tracked their patients, including pen and paper, spreadsheets, and…

read more
Wayfinding in Hospitals:  What Are the Benefits and How to Improve It
May 14, 2022Wayfinding in Hospitals: What Are the Benefits and How to Improve It

Let’s face it, few places are more confusing and anxiety-causing than airports and hospitals. Between the two, it’s probably fair to say that hospitals take top prize in confusion, wasted time and stress. So how can we improve the way the overall patient experience? One of the most important ways is through effective hospital wayfinding.…

read more
Why Hospital Wayfinding is Essential
September 30, 2021Why Hospital Wayfinding is Essential

Hospital wayfinding is a serious customer and patient relations issue for hospitals and medical facilities. Why? Because patients and visitors, inside and outside the facility, are usually in a heightened state of anxiety and are thus worried about finding their way to their intended destination.  For first-time visitors and patients, this heightened state of anxiety…

read more

Subscribe To Our NewsletterGet the latest indoor tech news delivered straight to your inbox.

Copyright © 2014-2022 Mapsted Corp. All rights reserved.