September 09, 2021 Patient experience: The future of healthcare After our webinar with futurist Mike Ryan, we’re looking forward to what the future of healthcare holds for the patient experience. In this blog, we’ll uncover the changes we’re seeing in the short to long term and how each will affect the individual patient experience. Want a quick overview? Check out our infographic at the… Read More
August 20, 2021 Why VCU Health chose Purple Wayfinding to improve patient and visitor experiences Following an international RFP search, in July of 2021 VCU Health System chose Purple to implement a wayfinding solution on its growing downtown medical campus in Richmond, Virginia. With this solution, patients and visitors can preview digital maps and directions online before they arrive and use interactive walking routes when on-site to ensure they get… Read More
June 29, 2021 Purple partners with U.S. based Exit Design Purple has teamed up with Exit Design, a leading experiential graphic design firm that produces comprehensive wayfinding and signage systems to help complex organizations promote their brand and enhance their visitor experience. Through an experience assessment, engaging with staff and patients to gather quantitative and qualitative data, Exit is able to understand the strengths and… Read More
April 23, 2021 Wayfinding is improving the healthcare patient and visitor experience, but how? Healthcare today Did you know?: The average cost of a missed appointment is $200 resulting in an annual loss of $150bn for the U.S. healthcare system! The healthcare landscape today is one that has had to adapt to survive the overwhelming events of 2020 and is one that is still recovering. As we all know,… Read More
August 24, 2020 US Healthcare patient experience directly linked to increased revenue. A report produced by Deloitte on the value of patient experience highlighted that Hospitals with a “low” HCAHPS rating (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) saw a net margin of 1.8%. Whereas, Hospitals with an “excellent” HCAHPS rating saw a net margin of 4.7% on average, indicating the importance of patient and visitor… Read More
November 12, 2019 Wayfinding Technology – What is it? Wayfinding is defined as information that assists with guiding people in a physical environment or enhancing their experience within it, you know the signs they have in hospitals that ensure you don’t end up on an operating table instead of the x-ray department? Technology is putting a new spin on the traditional signs, enabling us… Read More
November 05, 2019 Purple WiFi supercharges intelligent space proposition by acquiring indoor navigation specialist Fast-growth data analytics firm Purple WiFi has acquired US wayfinding business LogicJunction. In the deal announced today, Manchester-headquartered Purple confirmed the takeover of Ohio-based LogicJunction, with the combined businesses operating under the Purple brand. The acquisition is a majority stock deal, with the existing management team and employee base joining the Purple team. Purple offers… Read More
June 21, 2015 Get well soon with WiFi We believe WiFi will be used to help transform healthcare. Since our last article on the subject of WiFi in the healthcare industry, there have been many more interesting blogs circulating the net. so we thought we would write an update. How does WiFi help staff and patients alike? In an article posted by… Read More
