We know very well that food plays a key role in the patient recovery process. A meal tray can pass through many hands, and every step, from ticket creation to tray delivery, has the potential to result in an error and possible harm to a patient. Consequently, hospital tray tracking software is crucial. Whether it’s receiving essential nutrients or simply getting a nourishing meal on time, it’s important that any food given to patients, especially by tray, be handled with care and attention.
Patient Nutrition professionals have an important responsibility to drive hospital initiatives that provide quality care and ensure compliance with patient food safety standards. Meeting these objectives is essential, especially since they can positively impact the reduction of hospital readmission rates and increase reimbursements. With hospital tray tracking software, your operation can take a proactive approach to enhance clinical outcomes as well as overall patient safety and satisfaction.
By automating with Computrition’s Tray InMotion (TIM) Elite solution, hospital Nutrition Services can streamline the tray delivery process and better connect the foodservice supply chain. With continuous tracking starting at ticket creation, Tray InMotion ensures tray delivery times are met, monitors process flow, and helps staff locate trays in seconds. These types of enhancements will eliminate the likelihood of a patient asking, “Where is my tray?”
In addition to having real-time tray tracking functionality, hospital wristband scanning for patient verification is a preventive measure that all Nutrition Services departments need to reduce risk, both to the patient and the facility. With TIM Elite’s Patient Identification Scanning feature, your hospital can ensure accurate tray delivery by: