The Company
The University Hospital of Parma is a highly specialized hospital facility closely integrated with the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Parma. It offers diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitative services, among the most extensive in the Emilia-Romagna region, and serves as a reference center for trauma and neurosurgery in northwestern Emilia.
The Parma Hospital features the following hub functions and areas of excellence:
- Organ transplants
- Treatment of major burns
- Cardiac diseases and cardiothoracic surgery
- Neurosciences: neurosurgery and neuroradiology
- Treatment of major trauma
- Medical genetics
- Neonatal intensive care
- Hemophilia and congenital bleeding disorders
- Cystic fibrosis
- Territorial emergency care
- Moebius syndrome
- Hereditary and familial risk for breast and ovarian cancer
- Integrated care for stroke patients
The Facilities
AOU Parma has:
- 1359 beds;
- 6 departments:
- Emergency and Admission Department
- General and Specialist Medical Department
- General and Specialist Surgical Department
- Diagnostic Department
- Maternal and Child Department
- Geriatric Medical Rehabilitation Department
The Solution
TapMyLife has provided a solution for detecting automatically of logistical times for surgical patients, not only within the complete operating block flow (filter, operating rooms, preoperating/recovery room) but also during the exit and return phases to the ward.
The system, based on wired antennas and a wearable bracelet for the patient, can be integrated with major surgical clinical record software and allows for:
- To provide a measurement tool that helps the optimization process by identifying opportunities and critical issues in the processes;
- To offer a solution for managing logistical operations integrated with real processes and automated communication systems.
