Throughout this series, we have examined the need for smaller portable pelvic exam tables in response to healthcare’s changing environment. The medical community has already recognized in published data that there is a healthcare delivery problem in female and maternal health services in the United States due to the lack of pelvic exam beds. The impact affects 64 million women. We have learned women’s healthcare needs are at an all time high, with the pelvic exam a valued and staple part of this care. We have discussed the focus of time and cost efficiency in the setting of overcrowded and alternative smaller healthcare settings.
We have discussed today’s overwhelmed medical environment as well as the consequences that result from the industry’s lack of better options. When dedicated pelvic exam tables are not available, due to cost or immobility, medical providers are forced to use what is available, such as turned over bed pans, or wasting valuable time searching for or waiting on an available room. These unsatisfactory options sacrifice more than just patient comfort; it ties up personnel and slows down productivity, which ultimately adversely affects the bottom line. Requiring that the patient be moved causes loss of even more valued patient comfort, time, and money, with patient satisfaction ratings being tied directly to reimbursement in the hospital setting.1
In a report by the Daily Journal of Commerce, “ Hybrid Rooms, A Low Cost Answer for Space Needs”, it calls for a paradigm shift in organizational thinking, urging “ As organizations build new facilities, they must consider the emerging industry trends and develop creative spaces that will provide functional flexibility over the years2.”
The implementation and use of Porta-Gyn is a simplistic yet innovative approach to solving a multifaceted problem in women’s healthcare delivery. With Porta-Gyn, any room can be turned into a room capable of being used for giving a safe and efficient pelvic exam. The Porta-Gyn rapidly deploys with adjustable stirrups and storage for kits, speculums and other necessary tools. It provides full anatomical access to conduct complete pelvic exams while providing increased comfort to the patient. It is compact, easy to carry and transport and can be stored in any small space such as supply rooms, shelves, or mobile carts. This product is innovative because it introduces a new product design and idea that is transformational to solve a large healthcare delivery problem in female and maternal health services in the United States that potentially affects 64 million women.
The availability and use of the Porta-Gyn would reduce this problem as it is designed to meet the need for a rapid pelvic exam without delay in patient care.
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- http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/finance/better-hcahps-scores-protect-revenue
- http://www.sparling.com/sparadmin/arts/hybrid_healthcare2011.pdf