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SigaME Journey: follows the patient

Journey shows where each patient is in the journey, how long each step takes and where the bottlenecks are, with the patient identified only by the record number.

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Illustration: timeline with the steps of the patient journey

Who it is for and when to use it

To measure waits and bottlenecks in the emergency department, exams and the operating room, and to inform the companion without a phone call.

Journey follows the patient through steps such as emergency admission, triage, exams, imaging, the operating room and recovery. It runs on top of RTLS, which must be licensed.

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What Journey delivers

  • Privacy first

    The patient is identified only by record number. Name, tax ID and date of birth never enter the system, and every look-up of a journey is logged.

  • RFID wristband by default

    At admission, a wristband with a low-cost passive RFID tag is linked to the record. RFID portals log passage through key areas. An additional BLE beacon is optional.

  • Patient board

    Each patient's current step and time in the step, with a TV mode per unit.

  • Time targets and alerts

    Each step has a time target, and the system warns when it is exceeded.

  • Times and bottlenecks

    A report of times per step and a bottleneck view for continuous improvement.

  • Room status

    Each room shows as occupied, in cleaning, awaiting cleaning or free.

  • Room turnover

    A report covering patient exit, cleaning, idle time and the next patient's entry.

  • Companion by QR code

    A page with no login and no personal data shows the current step and the typical wait, for example "usually 10 to 20 min". There is also a waiting-room display.

  • Optional HIS integration

    Tasy, MV, Epic and others: admission, discharge and steps arrive automatically through an API or HL7 v2, using only the record number.

Steps that Journey follows

  • Emergency department entry

    Admission and start of the journey, from the reception screen or the HIS, with total length of stay.

  • Triage and exams

    Arrival, stay and exit through an RFID portal or BLE, to measure the wait for an exam.

  • Pre-op and operating room

    Passage through a controlled area through an RFID portal, for a visible surgical schedule.

  • Recovery and return

    Arrival, stay and return through RFID, BLE or Wi-Fi, to close the journey without gaps.

Works well with

  • SigaME RTLS

    RTLS handles location itself. Journey turns it into steps, times and rooms, which is why it requires RTLS.

  • SigaME Flow

    Room cleaning triggered by Flow closes the turnover cycle measured by Journey.

How long does your patient wait at each step?

Let us work out together where the biggest bottlenecks in your care flow are.

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