2023 Hospital @ Home Leadership Summit Speaker Bio
Pita Nims, RN MN, Director, Hospital at Home and Telehospitalist, Providence
Pita Nims, RN MN, has been working in the telehealth space for the last twelve years and is a past of Chair for the American Telemedicine Association of the Nursing Special Interest Group (now Interdisciplinary SIG). Her background includes designing multiple telemedicine programs with an emphasis on workflow development while providing quality oversight in both the Acute and Ambulatory Care space. Currently, she acts in a triad partnership supporting both the Providence Telehospitalist program (attending and admitting service) and Hospital At Home. Additionally, she is the hiring manager for the Hospital At Home Command Center staff running 24X7 with both physician and RN support of patients enrolled in the Hospital At Home program.
Session(s)
GENERAL SESSION Panel: Monday, June 5, 2023 - 3:45pm – 4:30pm
Thinking Through the Patient and Caregiver Perspective : Hospital at home promises to be one of the key care-delivery models of the future—helping to better meet the demands of an aging population and new patient preferences’ by delivering acute-level care in the comfort of patient homes. But what are the potential downsides for patients and caregivers and what are the additional considerations needed by healthcare providers to ensure all needs are met? This panel session will explore thinking through the patient and caregiver perspective holistically.
Track B: Technology and Safety in Hospital at Home