B. Braun Strategic Partnerships: a system-wide approach to healthcare
The Covid-19 global pandemic has seen the healthcare sector evolve an increasingly digital response to reduce the amount of face-to-face contact with patients. This
will no doubt continue into the future, not only to increase efficiency and reduce costs, but also to empower patients to have more control over their own health and care.
B. Braun Strategic Partnerships, in partnership with BPMpathway, aim to support the healthcare sector in returning to a new normal through creating digitally innovative pathways. From workforce and bed shortage to infection rates, our partnership models focus on reducing system costs and improving both patient outcomes and hospital provider efficiency.
Restarting elective orthopaedic surgery while helping to keep patients safe through digital innovation
The Covid-19 pandemic led to changing circumstances within the hospital environment, prioritising beds for those fighting the virus. Most elective surgeries were postponed or cancelled, leaving patients waiting anxiously for long-anticipated and life changing hip or knee surgery.
As the situation improves and elective surgery restarts, it is crucial to reduce risks to orthopaedic patients by updating the standard orthopaedic pathway, reducing time spent in hospital, and to allow patients to recover in the comfort of their own home.
B. Braun’s Orthopaedic Pathway streamlines the care pathway through leveraging digital technology to give patients control of their own recovery and rehabilitation. A range-of-motion (ROM) sensor and downloadable app for the patient’s smartphone or tablet provides a digital platform for performing pre- and post-operative physiotherapy exercises. Patients are able to visualise their ROM via an in-app avatar, track progress, log any pain during exercises and keep in contact with the hospital team via a two-way messaging function.
The communication channel with the hospital provides patients with support in their home environment, preventing the need for unnecessary hospital or home visits and allows for real-time analysis of patients’ progress by the clinical team. Confidence in real-time data on individual progress increases clinicians’ ability to discharge patients earlier from hospital. The majority of patients using the ROM sensor report that they feel secure, as their physiotherapist could see their progress, and find use of the ROM sensor beneficial.
Through the increased involvement in their own recovery, patients are empowered to carry out their flexion and extension exercises, accelerating their rehabilitation and reducing the need for outpatient and community physiotherapy appointments.
Remotely analysing patients’ performance allows clinicians to tailor rehabilitation programmes to suit the individual; those who are achieving good range of motion can progress faster, and those who are having more problems can be prioritised to receive one-on-one care.
About B. Braun
B. Braun is one of the world's leading providers and manufacturers of healthcare solutions today. Every service that B. Braun provides incorporates the entirety of our knowledge and skills, the company's deep understanding of users' needs, and extensive expertise since 1839.
B. Braun is focused on delivering exceptional value to customers. We supply the healthcare sector with a comprehensive range of products for anaesthesia, intensive care medicine, cardiology, surgery and extracorporeal blood treatment, as well as services for hospitals, healthcare practitioners, and the homecare sector. This, partnered with a long history in the healthcare sector, places us in the unique position of being able to provide expertise and solutions.
We are committed to working in partnership with our customers to address healthcare challenges and deliver innovative solutions. For us, innovation means encouraging creativity, developing innovative products and services, and pursuing our commitment to continued investment in research. This is how we actively contribute to advancements in medicine – in 64 countries worldwide.
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