We can’t say it enough: Uniting and empowering strong teams is the foundation of building Regional Systems of Care. But how can we do that when we give different members of the same “team” different communication tools and protocols? Does it make any sense to give medics old fashioned radios and modems and then give cardiologists and neurologists phones and pagers? How can we truly expect them to be an integrated team when they aren't even speaking the same technological language?
Luckily, some teams are already taking the lead in revolutionizing the way we communicate around time-sensitive emergencies. One such example comes from the incredible teams in the state of Victoria, Australia, who were recently featured in an article in the Herald Sun.