Mass Notification & Security Response for Patient Elopement
Lynx provides a comprehensive solution for reducing elopement risks and enabling rapid response when incidents occur.
Preventing an Unauthorized Patient Departure
Patient elopement, or unauthorized departure from hospitals and healthcare facilities, poses significant risks to patient safety and well-being. Patients who elope may be confused, disoriented, or intent on self-harm, making swift detection and response critical. Effective elopement prevention requires a combination of robust protocols, staff vigilance, and reliable notification systems.
Risks and Consequences of Patient Elopement:
- Harm to patients who are not medically stable
- Increased risk of falls, injuries, and exposure to harsh weather
- Medication non-compliance and missed treatments
- Potential for violent or suicidal behavior
- Legal liability for failure to prevent foreseeable elopement
- Regulatory penalties and damage to facility reputation
- Diversion of staff resources to search for missing patients
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How Does Lynx Support Elopement Prevention and Response?
Lynx provides a comprehensive solution for reducing elopement risks and enabling rapid response when incidents occur. Our system can integrate with your existing security technologies and access control systems to alert staff immediately if a patient leaves a designated safe area.
Customizable alerting thresholds allow facilities to tailor notifications based on patient risk profiles and unit-specific protocols. When an elopement alert is triggered, designated staff receive instant notifications with patient information and last known location.
Key Lynx Features for Managing Elopement Incidents:
- Integration with electronic patient tracking systems
- Customizable elopement alert thresholds by patient or unit
- Instant notification to nursing staff and security personnel
- Patient information and photo sharing for search teams
- Automated notifications to law enforcement for high-risk cases
Integration with Existing Facility Security Systems
Lynx can be implemented alongside your existing security infrastructure and access control systems, enhancing your existing security without the need for a total system replacement.
The system can be configured to automatically send out critical information when an elopement alert is activated. Alert notifications pushed to facility-wide output devices allows incident response personnel to swiftly locate and safely return the patient.
Meeting Regulatory Compliance and Reporting Requirements
Healthcare facilities face stringent regulatory requirements related to patient safety and elopement prevention. Lynx helps organizations comply with these standards by providing a robust framework for risk assessment, incident response, and documentation.
Support & Training for Lynx System Deployment
Effective elopement prevention requires a multidisciplinary approach involving clinical, security, and administrative staff. Our experienced implementation team works closely with your organization to develop customized elopement risk assessment tools, notification workflows, and response protocols.
Regular elopement drills, facilitated by the Lynx system, help maintain staff competency and identify opportunities for process enhancements. Detailed post-drill reports enable targeted training and refinement of prevention efforts.
With Lynx, healthcare facilities are empowered to protect vulnerable patients, respond rapidly to elopement incidents, and maintain compliance with regulatory requirements. Our comprehensive elopement prevention and response solution helps organizations prioritize patient safety, mitigate risk, and deliver the highest standard of care.
Testimonials From Healthcare Clients Using Lynx
“We use Lynx at all of our locations several different ways. Our primary use is for duress to call for outside help. We use to send messages to designated locations inside some of our larger buildings. Example is a missing child or a medical emergency. We also integrate with Ccure and use Lynx to unlock doors on the building.”
John Bolin
Nemours Children’s Health System
“For the past 12 years, we have installed the Lynx Duress System into 10 of our hospitals, 5 freestanding community clinics and 2 outpatient behavioral health centers. The flexibility and expandability of the Lynx System, coupled with outstanding tech support from our local integrator, has made the Lynx system a valuable asset within our Network.”
Alan Lynch, CHPA, CHSP, HEM
Network Director-Safety & Security
St. Luke’s University Health Network
“Lynx has created a safer environment for our staff and patients due to their easy to use, scalable, integrative panic button and alerting ecosystem. Our utilization and deployment will continue to expand and grow for years to come.”
Kevin McGinty
Middlesex Hospital
“Lynx is by far the best and most economical facility-wide alert System. We have been using Lynx in our Health System for over 15 years. Customer support is second to none.”
Marvin White
Yale NewHaven Health
