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Home health presents a healthcare environment that is unlike any other. It presents healthcare workers with an environment that cannot be predicted or controlled. It is full of many challenges, especially for those that involve moving patients. Utilizing SPH methods and equipment when treating and caring for people in their homes can often be quite difficult. The client or the client’s family may not agree that there is a need for patient handling equipment and therefore, may be very resistant. Or they may agree that SPH equipment is needed but the options presented don’t fit their expectations or needs—either operationally or financially. Some SPH equipment requires two caregivers to safely operate and some is beyond the financial means of the client.
Despite these challenges, SPH can and should be a part of every home healthcare organization and home healthcare worker. Ergo-PATH System combines our extensive experience with group problem solving and ergonomic analysis to come up with cost-effective and functional SPH solutions that benefit the home health caregiver, the client and their family.
SPH System Design for Home Healthcare
Establishing a functional and sustainable SPH system for homecare requires a solid foundation. Ergo-PATH System consultants will work with your organization’s SPH leaders and staff to develop this essential foundation on which to implement and sustain your SPH system. We work with you to develop practical SPH principles and guidelines for your supervisors and homecare workers to use in every home. We’ll suggest ways in which you can team with your preferred DME provider and possibly other SPH equipment providers to find efficient economic equipment solutions for your clients. Based upon your specific clientele we will tailor our patient mapping tool, the PATH Vector3, so your employees have a clearly defined and quick method of knowing what SPH equipment to recommend and use with your clients. Together, we will analyze and determine the accuracy and benefits of various performance monitors and metrics. Once specific metrics have be established you will be able to constantly evaluate and improve your SPH system.
This is strictly a customized service as each homecare organization is unique. The variation in service locations and various DME/SPH equipment providers present distinct challenges and opportunities that require a tailored approach.
Please contact us for more information.
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