DENVER: At most skilled nursing homes, the blood pressure, pulse rate and temperature of patients are measured using multiple devices before they are manually recorded on paper, in a laborious and error-prone process.
But more homes are now turning to technology to minimize lapses and raise productivity.
Five skilled nursing homes have banded together to buy in bulk machines that can measure various vital signs, such as oxygen levels, temperature, blood pressure and pulse rate, at one go. These readings will be transmitted automatically to a new information technology system that has been adopted by more skilled nursing homes…