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Patient education in a pediatric setting is unique. There are different patient ages, degrees of learning, and diagnoses to take into account when educating children and their families. A new and innovative trend in practice called Interactive Patient Care (IPC) integrates technology into care processes to advance pediatric nursing education and patient and family satisfaction. Children's Specialized Hospital is the first pediatric rehabilitation hospital to develop and implement this type of program using an IPC platform from the GetWellNetworkTM. With the implementation of the GetWellNetwork, Children's Specialized Hospital has achieved positive results in patient satisfaction, health care utilization, quality, and safety measures.
Children's Specialized Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, is the preeminent provider of pediatric rehabilitation services and the largest pediatric rehabilitation health system in the United States. The hospital is dedicated to improving the lives of children by delivering superior medical services in a safe and caring environment. Children's Specialized Hospital serves children affected by brain injury, spinal cord dysfunction and injury, premature birth, autism, developmental delays, and life-changing illnesses. The hospital's renowned therapeutic programs include physical, speech, and occupational therapy; psychology services; neurodevelopmental physician services; recreational therapy and child life; and a full complement of support services. Children's Specialized Hospital has 14 sites in New Jersey and treated over 26,000 children with special needs in 2014.
Generous funding from L'Oréal enabled Children's Specialized Hospital to implement the GetWellNetwork(TM), a technology platform that helps children and families engage in the care process during their inpatient rehabilitation stay. The GetWellNetwork(TM) uses the patient's bedside television to deliver age-appropriate, interactive educational and entertainment content through a kid-friendly interface called GetWellTown. This interactive patient care (IPC) technology provides clinicians and staff with an innovative way to engage, educate, and communicate with patients and families, leading to a better hospital experience with better outcomes. Children's Specialized Hospital is the first pediatric rehabilitation hospital to develop and implement this type of program using an IPC platform from the GetWellNetwork.
Children's Specialized Hospital/ GetWellNetwork Partnership
Children's Specialized Hospital partnered with the GetWellNetwork to configure a personalized patient experience, condition-specific education, and entertainment options to allow patients to feel like GetWellTown was created just for them. The patient's bedside television is their gateway to education and information. The GetWellNetwork's...