Ghent, Waddell, and VividBoard Awarded GSA Multiple Award Schedule

GMi Companies, parent company of Ghent, VividBoard, and Waddell, announced today that they have been awarded a GSA Multiple Award Schedule 071 by the US General Services Administration (GSA).

Essential Information Fields for Rehabilitation Whiteboards

These are the most effective information fields that can be included on a whiteboard meant for long-term rehabilitation patients.

Information to Omit from Patient Room Whiteboards

These are a few things that may be best left off the patient room whiteboard.

What to Consider When Sizing a Whiteboard

When sizing a whiteboard for your facility, begin with these design and treatment considerations. 

3 Ways Hospital Whiteboards Help Improve Patient Flow

Patient flow has wide-reaching implication throughout a facility. It impacts the organization and efficiency of hospital staff, something that is directly tied to the level of care and customer service delivered to patients.

Designing Whiteboards as Memory Aids for Behavioral Healthcare

Long-term memory care and behavioral healthcare facilities are tasked with caring for patients that present a wide-range of cognitive and memory-based challenges.

5 Uses for Hospital Whiteboards Outside of Patient Communication

Hospital whiteboards are most commonly used in patient rooms, and for their good reason. Their ability to integrate into care plans and improve communication with patients is their most valuable capability. But using them as patient room boards for bedside communication is not the only way hospital whiteboards can be used. Hospitals can benefit from placing these custom whiteboards all over their facilities. 

Outside of patient communication, there are various applications for a healthcare-focused whiteboard that helps providers and staff work and communicate with one another. 

The Basics of Implementing Whiteboards in Emergency Departments

A hospital’s emergency department can experience a lot of confusion and miscommunication, which is why facilities seek to provide their trauma teams with everything they need to work quickly and efficiently while keeping the patient at the center of everything they do.

Are Hospital Whiteboards the Right Prescription for Pain and Medication Management?

Managing patient pain is one of the most important things hospitals can do to increase patient satisfaction and HCAHPS scores, especially for post-operative patients.