COMMUNICATION
SYSTEM
IN
HOSPITALS
• Communication is the ability to send and receive
messages.
• People to people
• People to machine
• Machine to people
• Machine to machine
• Messages are intended to:
• Inform – news papers, TV news casts
• Educate – texts, video, DVD’s, internet.
• Persuade - advertising
• Control – machines and tools such as Computer
Verbal vs. Non-Verbal
• Before a health care worker performs any medical
procedure or care task with a patient, it's important
they use verbal communication to inform the patient.
This allows the patient to know what to expect.
• Verbal communication can also be used by the patient
to inform the health care worker how they are
feeling, what concerns they have and any other
questions the patient may have.
• Non-verbal communication in the health care setting
comes from eyes, hands and other parts of the body.
Providing eye contact, not crossing the arms and
leaning in when talking to a patient are non-verbal
ways to communicate you care.
Formal vs. Informal
• Formal communication is often found in hospital
policies and documents. This type of communication
can be very rigid, leaving little or no room for
feedback or deviation. Health care workers use
formal communication when explaining hospital
policies to patients and their families.
• Informal communication is less structured, and often
allows for more interaction and communication
between patients and caregivers. Conversing with
patients about their interests, families and daily
activities generally occurs using informal
communication.
Technology-Aided
• Not all patients are able to communicate on
their own with their caregivers. In these
instances, many use technology-aided
communication devices to hear or speak.
• For example, patients who are unable to
speak may type their thoughts into a
computer that announces them out loud.
SIGNS AND SYMBOLS
• Many health care settings are full of signs and
symbols that communicate quickly what a patient or
visitor needs to know. Using this type of
communication is beneficial in care settings, as it
allows individuals who are unable to read or
understand a specific language to still know what is
being communicated.
Telephone systems
• This provide continues communication among the
different staff members and also with the patients.
• Where this is not achieved, care

breakdowns can occur.

coordination
 Practical applications include:
• Greater accessibility and speed of
communications
• Patient safety and triage capability
• Ease of management, flexibility
• Tackling day to day problems
NURSE PAGING SYSTEM FOR
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
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NURSE CALL SYSTEM ranges from
the simplest – a mere visual signal
system to most sophisticated
computer controlled system.
The system has :
panel in patient room
Patient room door panel
Main nurse station panel
Monitoring
Computer interface
Software
Alert panel
Computer voice interface
Signage system
INTEGRATED SERVICE DIGITAL
NETWORK
• ISDN is an international communications standard for
sending voice, video, and data over digital telephone
lines or traditional telephone copper wire.
• Benefits :Carries a variety of user traffic, such as
digital video, data, and telephone network services,
using the normal phone circuit-switched network
• Offers much faster call setup than modems
TELEMEDICINE AND
TELECONSULTATION
• Telemedicine and teleconsultation are the application
and development of the telecommunication networks.
Health experts can solve problems by using the
electronic and communication technologies without
distance limitation.
• we can apply this system in training local volunteers,
educators, and welfare workers. Meanwhile, we can
save lots of cost and time .
PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM
• A public address system (PA system) is an electronic
sound amplification and distribution system with
a microphone, amplifier and loudspeakers, used to
allow a person to address a large public.
TELEVISIONS
• Keep your patients entertained and informed while
they recover.
• Health promotion using television in hospital waiting
rooms
CCTV
• In hospitals and healthcare facilities, video
surveillance is an effective tool not only for
increasing security, but also for controlling costs.
•  CCTV cameras can work to protect
hospital employees and patients from security
breaches, and provide valuable visual evidence that
can be used to increase productivity and prevent
dishonest claims.
COLOR CODE STANDARDIZATION
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Code Red: Fire
Code Blue: Cardiac Arrest
Code Orange: Disaster or Mass Casualties
Code Green: Evacuation
Code Yellow: Missing Patient
Code Amber: Missing or Abducted Infant or Child
Code Black: Bomb Threat
Code White: Aggression
Code Brown: Hazardous Spill
Code Grey: System Failure
Code Pink: Pediatric Emergency and/or Obstetrical Emergency
POSTERS
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ARSHPREET KAUR
15177
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT

Communication system in healthcare

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    • Communication isthe ability to send and receive messages. • People to people • People to machine • Machine to people • Machine to machine
  • 3.
    • Messages areintended to: • Inform – news papers, TV news casts • Educate – texts, video, DVD’s, internet. • Persuade - advertising • Control – machines and tools such as Computer
  • 5.
    Verbal vs. Non-Verbal •Before a health care worker performs any medical procedure or care task with a patient, it's important they use verbal communication to inform the patient. This allows the patient to know what to expect. • Verbal communication can also be used by the patient to inform the health care worker how they are feeling, what concerns they have and any other questions the patient may have. • Non-verbal communication in the health care setting comes from eyes, hands and other parts of the body. Providing eye contact, not crossing the arms and leaning in when talking to a patient are non-verbal ways to communicate you care.
  • 6.
    Formal vs. Informal •Formal communication is often found in hospital policies and documents. This type of communication can be very rigid, leaving little or no room for feedback or deviation. Health care workers use formal communication when explaining hospital policies to patients and their families. • Informal communication is less structured, and often allows for more interaction and communication between patients and caregivers. Conversing with patients about their interests, families and daily activities generally occurs using informal communication.
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    Technology-Aided • Not allpatients are able to communicate on their own with their caregivers. In these instances, many use technology-aided communication devices to hear or speak. • For example, patients who are unable to speak may type their thoughts into a computer that announces them out loud.
  • 8.
    SIGNS AND SYMBOLS •Many health care settings are full of signs and symbols that communicate quickly what a patient or visitor needs to know. Using this type of communication is beneficial in care settings, as it allows individuals who are unable to read or understand a specific language to still know what is being communicated.
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    Telephone systems • Thisprovide continues communication among the different staff members and also with the patients. • Where this is not achieved, care breakdowns can occur. coordination
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     Practical applications include: •Greater accessibility and speed of communications • Patient safety and triage capability • Ease of management, flexibility • Tackling day to day problems
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    NURSE PAGING SYSTEMFOR HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT • •         NURSE CALL SYSTEM ranges from the simplest – a mere visual signal system to most sophisticated computer controlled system. The system has : panel in patient room Patient room door panel Main nurse station panel Monitoring Computer interface Software Alert panel Computer voice interface
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    INTEGRATED SERVICE DIGITAL NETWORK •ISDN is an international communications standard for sending voice, video, and data over digital telephone lines or traditional telephone copper wire. • Benefits :Carries a variety of user traffic, such as digital video, data, and telephone network services, using the normal phone circuit-switched network • Offers much faster call setup than modems
  • 14.
    TELEMEDICINE AND TELECONSULTATION • Telemedicineand teleconsultation are the application and development of the telecommunication networks. Health experts can solve problems by using the electronic and communication technologies without distance limitation. • we can apply this system in training local volunteers, educators, and welfare workers. Meanwhile, we can save lots of cost and time .
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    PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM •A public address system (PA system) is an electronic sound amplification and distribution system with a microphone, amplifier and loudspeakers, used to allow a person to address a large public.
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    TELEVISIONS • Keep yourpatients entertained and informed while they recover. • Health promotion using television in hospital waiting rooms
  • 17.
    CCTV • In hospitals and healthcarefacilities, video surveillance is an effective tool not only for increasing security, but also for controlling costs. •  CCTV cameras can work to protect hospital employees and patients from security breaches, and provide valuable visual evidence that can be used to increase productivity and prevent dishonest claims.
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    COLOR CODE STANDARDIZATION • • • • • • • • • • • CodeRed: Fire Code Blue: Cardiac Arrest Code Orange: Disaster or Mass Casualties Code Green: Evacuation Code Yellow: Missing Patient Code Amber: Missing or Abducted Infant or Child Code Black: Bomb Threat Code White: Aggression Code Brown: Hazardous Spill Code Grey: System Failure Code Pink: Pediatric Emergency and/or Obstetrical Emergency
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