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Cat Saettel: November 20, 2025
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Cat Saettel: October 10, 2025
Have you heard about the CMS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services passage of the landmarkCMS $50 Billion Rural Health Transformation Program...
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Jason Adams, Unparallel LLC: September 24, 2025
Quick Preview Checklist https://magnetpathwaycon.nursingworld.org/ Event Dates: October 8 - 10, 2025 Location: Georgia World Congress Center,...
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Jason Adams, Unparallel LLC: September 10, 2025
The 2025 Renal Healthcare Associate (RHA) Annual Conference is just around the corner, and it is one of the most important events for the kidney care...
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Cat Saettel: September 4, 2025
As healthcare continues to evolve in the digital age, the concept of the “smart room” is emerging as a pivotal innovation in healthcare, anchored by...
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Jason Adams, Unparallel LLC: August 5, 2025
The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July 2025 marked the beginning of one of the most significant shifts in U.S. healthcare policy in...
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Cat Saettel: July 23, 2025
Last updated Nov 11, 2025 Discover how virtual nursing care and remote sitters are revolutionizing healthcare amidst a global nursing shortage.
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Jason Adams, Unparallel LLC: May 30, 2025
The value-based care movement is accelerating. According to recent data, more than 13 million Medicare beneficiaries are now aligned with accountable...
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Cat Saettel: March 11, 2025
Since 1980, PDi has exclusively served the healthcare industry as a leading manufacturer of patient television systems. Discover why PDi hospital...
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Cat Saettel: March 6, 2025
PDi builds healthcare-grade, all-in-one Android(TM)-based TVs to deploy Epic MyChart Bedside TV, while providing the best experience with easy pillow...
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Part 3 - Holidays in Healthcare The holiday season is often filled with indulgence and relaxation, but for patients and senior living residents in...
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Part 2 - Holidays in Healthcare The holiday season brings unique emotional and mental health challenges for both patients, residents, and healthcare...
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Part 1 - Holidays in Healthcare The holiday season is a time for joy, reflection, and togetherness, but it can also bring unique challenges to...
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Helen Dahlgren: November 20, 2024
In healthcare settings, providing entertainment options like TV is essential for patient satisfaction and comfort. A high-quality TV signal system is...
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Helen Dahlgren: November 12, 2024
Recently, healthcare facilities, especially those in the rural and Midwest, have encountered challenges with cable TV signal providers requiring...
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In recent years, the healthcare industry has witnessed a significant shift towards digital solutions, with cloud-based Electronic Health Records...
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Cat Saettel: October 2, 2024
In today's healthcare landscape, patient experience is paramount. Hospitals and medical clinics are increasingly turning to innovative technologies...
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Cat Saettel: August 30, 2024
Healthcare nurses experience burnout and are becoming less satisfied with their jobs. The nursing industry needs new and creative solutions. Nurses...
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Cat Saettel: August 12, 2024
Discover how smart hospital room TV technology improves patient care. Smart patient TVs offer meaningful health information and entertainment with...
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Marisa Vilardo: May 23, 2024
Last update March 27, 2026 In the realm of healthcare, where every detail counts towards patient satisfaction and efficient care delivery, even...
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Nurses are the backbone of patient care. When nurses are happy and well taken care of, ultimately, patients are, too. Supporting nurses and helping...
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In recent years, the applications of artificial intelligence have surged, revolutionizing various industries to be more efficient and effective, and...
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Marisa Vilardo: March 29, 2024
Last update March 27, 2026 Dealing with a malfunctioning patient TV can be frustrating, especially when you have a history with the product and still...
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Data is invaluable in healthcare, providing vital information for decision-making. Patient engagement metrics measure how well a facility connects...
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Healthcare facility managers grapple with numerous expenses, from labor and medical supplies to prescription drugs and utilities. Among these, the...
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In recognizing the risks associated with patient falls and the potential for severe injuries, hospitals play a pivotal role in ensuring patient...
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IPTV, Internet Protocol TV,remains a prominent topic in the healthcare industry, steadily gaining momentum as a game-changer. In part one of our IPTV...
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Achieving a balance between delivering an exceptional patient experience and managing budget constraints is an ongoing challenge in the healthcare...
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IPTV is emerging as the next evolution in TV distribution in healthcare facilities. This modern approach brings significant time and cost savings to...
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In the world of healthcare, the most effective solutions often emerge from collaborative efforts. Pivium and PDi are prime examples of this, with a...
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Marisa Vilardo: December 5, 2023
Last update March 27, 2026 In a world dominated by cable TV and streaming services, rooftop TV antennas may seem like a thing of the past. However,...
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Have you ever used a personal arm-mounted TV in a healthcare setting, like a dialysis clinic or rehabilitation hospital center? If you have, you...
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The ongoing nursing shortage, intensified by the challenges brought on by the pandemic, has pushed healthcare facilities to explore innovative...
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In recent years, ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) have witnessed substantial growth, fueled by the increasing demand for outpatient care. Today,...
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Ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) have emerged as a modern solution to healthcare needs, but the pressing question remains: Are ASCs as safe as...
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Gone are the days when patients were limited to controlling a hospital TV with a standard remote. Patient interactions have evolved, boasting a wide...
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When it comes to implementing an entertainment system at a long-term care facility, the signal source, head-end equipment, and installation process...
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In the world of healthcare technology, personal patient TVs have emerged as valuable tools. These solutions offer more than just entertainment – they...
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Creating a positive patient experience is crucial when it comes to healthcare. Patients often feel apprehensive, and the environment they encounter...
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Memory disorders pose complex challenges for patients and their caregivers. But amidst the struggles, there's a powerful ally that can make a...
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Staying informed and current is crucial for facility managers looking to navigate the ever-changing landscape of the healthcare industry. With so...
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Are you ready to take your patient experience game to the next level? As healthcare continues to shift towards value-based care, it's more important...
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As we kick off Mental Health Awareness Month this May, it's an opportune time to focus on our mental well-being and make self-care a priority. In...
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Health is a fundamental aspect of human life. It affects our ability to work, learn, and thrive as individuals and as communities. However, health is...
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Access to quality healthcare is a basic human right, but unfortunately, for many individuals living in rural areas, receiving timely and ongoing...
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Recently, AI tools like ChatGPT and Bard have received a lot of media attention because of their intuitive and high-speed capabilities. With it being...
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As the world becomes increasingly aware of the impact that our actions have on the environment, it’s crucial that every industry takes steps to...
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PDi offers an exceptional workplace for employees looking to grow and thrive in their careers. With a culture that values collaboration, innovation,...
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Over the course of the last few months, many healthcare facilities have been notified that their cable companies will no longer provide traditional...
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Since the emergence of Covid-19, Telehealth services have seen rapid expansion. The pandemic completely transformed the way medical services are...
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In a digitized world, cyberattacks against healthcare organizations are becoming more and more widespread. As hackers become skilled at infiltrating...
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Last Updated 10-13-2025 One of the biggest challenges facing healthcare providers today is keeping patients engaged in their healthcare. After all,...
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As the digital world booms, cloud-managed services have emerged as a powerful tool to streamline operations. Touting benefits such as reduced costs,...
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Still reeling from the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, and struggling to manage a surge of patients due to an aging population, US hospitals are...
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On Thursday, January 19, the US federal government reached its debt ceiling of $31.4 trillion. With the House and Senate politically divided, the...
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Erin Todd: December 16, 2022
When evaluating entertainment solutions, you want to be sure the device and connected hardware are safe, proven, and reliable. Here’s an overview of...
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Marisa Vilardo: December 6, 2022
NOTE: This blog was last updated on March 27, 2026. When shopping for entertainment solutions for patients, hospital and healthcare providers want to...
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Helen Dahlgren: December 6, 2022
Having worked at PDi as the Service Manager for over 13 years, it’s been a long time since we began discussing IPTV, Internet Protocol TV, as a real...
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Marisa Vilardo: December 6, 2022
Updated March 27, 2026 Patients can easily feel lonely during infusion therapy or a hospital stay. Healthcare organizations can help ease this...
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Lynn Schutte: December 6, 2022
Last Updated: August 9, 2024 by Cat Saettel Are you wondering what TV equipment to buy, how to safely install and control televisions for patient...
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Lynn Corbitt: November 3, 2022
Healthcare providers need to be excellent at remembering how important their patients are and how much they rely on the providers to guide them...
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Lynn Corbitt: October 25, 2022
Consistency can make or break a patient’s experience in healthcare. As part of receiving high-quality care, patients are typically seen by multiple...
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Lynn Corbitt: October 17, 2022
Healthcare is very involved. Especially if a patient is very ill or has a chronic condition, there are likely many people involved in their care...
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Lynn Corbitt: October 7, 2022
In any situation, healthcare is not cheap. This isn’t a surprise. Doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses, specialists and everyone involved in...
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Lynn Corbitt: October 6, 2022
A patient care coordinator works diligently to ensure patients receive the best possible care throughout their healthcare experience. Care...
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Lynn Corbitt: September 21, 2022
Acute or post-acute hospitals, infusion centers, primary care providers offices: no matter what healthcare setting you think of, continuity of care...
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Lynn Corbitt: September 2, 2022
Patient care coordinators wear many hats, at their core they are master communicators. Imagine, for a moment, that you’ve just been discharged from...
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Lynn Schutte: August 8, 2022
Patient experience matters. NOTE: This blog was updated August 2022. PDi understands that. Trusted for 40 years, US-based PDi satisfies patients in a...
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Cat Saettel: August 8, 2022
Patient TVs - Tablets - Telehealth As part of our 40th Anniversary celebration, we’re publishing a special series of blogs throughout 2020. Each...
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Lynn Schutte: August 8, 2022
It doesn't take a lot to make a big difference in the patient experience. NOTE: This blog was updated August 2022.
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Rich Chuck: July 15, 2022
Options for digital converter box for TV The cable company has told you it’s time to switch from analog signal to digital encrypted content. However,...
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Kenna Goodrich: May 12, 2022
Do your TV technology choices align with your patient populations today, and keep up with the future demands? Traditional antenna TV, satellite or...
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Kenna Goodrich: March 17, 2022
Healthcare staff are often overwhelmed and pulled in many different directions; all while being expected to provide quality care to their patients....
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Matthew Lindemann: February 2, 2022
Last update January 14, 2025 by Cat Saettel Communication is the heart of patient experience. How can you use smart TVs to help build connections...
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Kenna Goodrich: December 22, 2021
Technology and patient experience go hand in hand. We’ve all come to expect that smart technology is integrated into our work, shopping, homes, and...
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Kenna Goodrich: November 10, 2021
Do you want your patients to have the best experience possible at your unique healthcare facility or hospital space? Choose interactive patient TV...
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Kenna Goodrich: October 1, 2021
Satellite, Cable, IPTV, oh my! Where does one start to understand how to provide excellent TV options to entertain and inform patients who are in the...
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Kenna Goodrich: August 18, 2021
Healthcare providers know how important a safe, great experience is for patients and their overall satisfaction. Providers are often looking for new...
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Kenna Goodrich: July 26, 2021
How many times have you created a handout and printed the final copies, just to get a call with more edits? That is incredibly common in many fields...
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Kenna Goodrich: June 10, 2021
It may feel like you should be able to easily choose just any TV you want for your healthcare facility. We do that for our homes, why not in a place...
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Kenna Goodrich: June 10, 2021
Last Updated July 23, 2024 Fun isn’t typically the first thought that comes to mind when thinking about a hospital stay or an outpatient visit....
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Cat Saettel: June 2, 2021
You've probably heard about Power-over-Ethernet and some of the benefits of PoE. Are you ready to learn more about this cost-effective and...
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Cat Saettel: April 12, 2021
The patient experience is incredibly important at health treatment centers or infusion clinics where patients typically spend hours receiving...
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Lynn Schutte: March 24, 2021
Imagine being a patient with so many entertainment options that you lose track of time while you’re receiving care. You’re surprised when nurses come...
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Lynn Schutte: February 23, 2021
Patients deserve excellent care in many ways during their healthcare journey. That care comes through many things like individuals, medicine, and...
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Lynn Schutte: January 19, 2021
We’re in a new year, and COVID-19 is still around, which means healthcare facilities, businesses and individuals are still working together to keep...
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Lynn Schutte: December 9, 2020
Choose healthcare-grade patient TVs designed for patient safety, rather than simply shopping at your local consumer electronics store. Following the...
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Lynn Schutte: November 23, 2020
Healthcare priorities have certainly shifted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Luckily, the right technology can help you through these challenging times.
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Doge Huang: November 11, 2020
As part of our 40th Anniversary celebration, we’re publishing a special series of blogs throughout 2020. Each month you’ll see insights from a...
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Marisa Vilardo: October 28, 2020
As part of our 40th Anniversary celebration, we’re publishing a special series of blogs throughout 2020. Each month you’ll see insights from a...
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Lynn Schutte: October 14, 2020
Amid all the changes 2020 has brought about for businesses, individuals, public places, schools and healthcare systems, increasing safety measures...
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Lynn Schutte: September 23, 2020
Safety is of primary importance as we all face new realities and want to do what is right in the COVID-19 era. “Do what is right” is one of PDi’s...
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Colin Young: September 9, 2020
As part of our 40th Anniversary celebration, we’re publishing a special series of blogs throughout 2020. Each month you’ll see insights from a...
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Bill Fisher: August 26, 2020
As part of our 40th Anniversary celebration, we’re publishing a special series of blogs throughout 2020. Each month you’ll see insights from a...
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Lynn Schutte: July 22, 2020
While no one ever wants to be in a hospital, it can be especially hard for children to spend hours or days in a hospital bed. To improve the patient...
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Matthew Lindemann: July 8, 2020
As part of our 40th Anniversary celebration, we’re publishing a special series of blogs throughout 2020. Each month you’ll see insights from a...
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Lynn Schutte: June 24, 2020
If you design or manage a hospital or healthcare center in California, chances are you’ve heard of OSHPD, the Office of Statewide Health Planning and...
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Helen Dahlgren: June 10, 2020
As part of our 40th Anniversary celebration, we’re publishing a special series of blogs throughout 2020. Each month you’ll see insights from a...
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Vanessa Givens: May 13, 2020
As part of our 40th Anniversary celebration, we’re publishing a special series of blogs throughout 2020. Each month you’ll see insights from a...
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Lynn Schutte: May 5, 2020
During the coronavirus pandemic, telemedicine and telehealth services are a safe, convenient way to continue to serve patients even in the era of...
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Lynn Schutte: April 22, 2020
For years now, the US healthcare industry has slowly been adjusting to the need for telehealth, but adoption hasn’t been systematic. As the COVID-19...
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Carol Focht: April 8, 2020
As part of our 40th Anniversary celebration, we’re publishing a special series of blogs throughout 2020. Each month you’ll see insights from a...
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Lynn Schutte: March 25, 2020
Are you a patient worried about COVID-19 in your hospital room?
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Cat Saettel: March 11, 2020
As part of our 40th Anniversary celebration, we’re launching a special series of blogs throughout 2020. Each month you’ll see insights from a...
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Lynn Schutte: February 26, 2020
Do you subscribe to and enjoy cable or satellite TV at home? Do you use a Smart TV or a home DVD or Blu-Ray Player for extra entertainment? Do you...
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Chuck Stout: February 12, 2020
As part of our 40th Anniversary celebration, we’re launching a special series of blogs throughout 2020. Each month you’ll see insights from a...
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Lynn Schutte: January 22, 2020
It’s no secret that the patient television is the unofficial lifeline in the healthcare space. Sure, patients are often connected to truly...
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Glen Rocco: January 8, 2020
As part of our 40th Anniversary celebration, we’re launching a special series of blogs throughout 2020. Each month you’ll see insights from a...
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Lynn Schutte: December 19, 2019
Healthcare experiences can feel overwhelming. Most patients seek comfort. This comfort can come from reassuring actions from the clinical staff, or...
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Lynn Schutte: November 19, 2019
It can be so easy to think of healthcare technology trends as separate from consumer trends. After all, healthcare technology has its own set of...
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Lynn Schutte: October 19, 2019
The best healthcare experience comes from putting people first.
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Lynn Schutte: September 19, 2019
Nowadays most people expect to have access to technology at any time. With the prevalence of cell phones, tablets and other devices, we’re constantly...
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Lynn Schutte: August 19, 2019
Healthcare workers looking to improve patient communication are paving the way to the future in the healthcare industry. They are adopters of...
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Lynn Schutte: July 19, 2019
Having a hospital television in a patient room is often seen as something that creates a more home-like feel in a healthcare setting, but it’s...
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Lynn Schutte: June 19, 2019
PDi arms have served facilities and their patients for nearly 40 years. It’s one of the reasons PDi is known as an industry leader in the healthcare...
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Lynn Schutte: May 19, 2019
Patient-centered care brings patient engagement and personal involvement in care to a new level. When facilities try to implement patient-centered...
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Lynn Schutte: April 19, 2019
You already know that HCAHPS measures your patients’ interactions with doctors and nurses, their environment, overall experiences, understanding, and...
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Lynn Schutte: March 19, 2019
UPDATED April 15, 2022 You know that the patient experience is quickly becoming one of the most important aspects of the entire healthcare...
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Lynn Schutte: December 17, 2018
Patients really appreciate the quality experience a personal bedside entertainment system can provide during their stay. It’s very important to think...
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Cat Saettel: October 15, 2018
Space is a commodity in patient areas. When designing patient areas in healthcare facilities, thoughtful consideration must be made for space...
Cat Saettel: July 24, 2018
Do you wish you could provide more entertainment and relaxation features through your patient TVs without the added cost or long set-up process that...
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Erin Todd: June 15, 2018
It's no secret that anxiety plagues patients as they go through the uncertainty of healthcare treatments. Anxiety can also be increased by medical...
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Cat Saettel: June 13, 2018
Updated December 10, 2024 by Cat Saettel Medical-grade TVs offer patients added entertainment and relaxation options, no internet required. No...
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Erin Todd: December 27, 2017
When it comes to their care, what do patients actually say about what they want?
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Cat Saettel: December 4, 2017
Dayton Children’s Hospital takes healthcare innovation and patient comfort to new heights in its new 8-story patient tower. The tower opened in June...
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Lynn Schutte: August 18, 2017
User Experience (or UX) is the term that describes all aspects of a consumer’s interaction with a company, primarily those interactions that use...
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Erin Todd: April 25, 2017
You are there for the crucial moments... As healthcare providers it is your responsibility to care for patients during the crucial moments of their...
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Erin Todd: March 22, 2017
Part 3 of "Different Angles of Patient Engagement" Blog Series Previously, we discussed the experience of a large-screen footwall patient TV and...
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Erin Todd: March 22, 2017
Part 2 of the "Different Angles of Patient Engagement" Blog Series Previously, we discussed the experience of a large-screen footwall patient TV....
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Erin Todd: March 22, 2017
Part 1 of "Different Angles of Patient Engagement" Blog Series In an effort to mirror the average patient's home environment, many healthcare...
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Erin Todd: March 22, 2017
Considerations for transforming the patient experience. In today's healthcare climate, hospitals must provide excellence in patient experience to be...
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Erin Todd: February 7, 2017
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