“Only because I had an ICU diary I could actually believe what happened to me and how well I was cared for.” – ICU survivor
Processing this period becomes easier when family, friends, and ICU staff keep a diary during the admission. Post-ICU is the digital, secure, and private diary to prevent or alleviate Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) for both patients and families. Studies have shown that journaling benefits ICU healthcare workers as well.
Because Post-ICU is a digital diary, it is always available. Long distances are easily bridged. Even family or friends who live farther away can read and write in the diary. As Wes Ely, MD, MPH, says: “If you don’t write it down, it didn’t happen”. With Post-ICU, writing is always possible.
A lot is happening during an ICU admission. The family records in the present so that the patient can reconstruct in the future. Journaling in an ICU diary is of vital importance for recovery after ICU discharge – both for patient, and family.
Writing in a diary is therapeutic. It helps family to regulate and understand their emotions. It will also help reduce stress and anxiety levels. In the long term, journaling in Post-ICU even helps families to recover from Post-Intensive Care Syndrome-Family (PICS-F).
Healthcare workers report higher satisfaction and engagement ratings when using the Post-ICU diary. They gain a better understanding of the patient, communicate more effectively with the family, and feel more rewarded for the work they do.
Experience a dynamic digital ICU diary like never before.
From seamlessly adding multiple writers to a diary and effortlessly uploading photos, to extensive privacy options: the digital Post-ICU diary offers unparalleled functionality.
Post-ICU uses a sophisticated and highly secure log-in portal.
Numerous safeguards are in place to ensure that a diary is only accessible to the right people.
Some hospitals are eligible for a Single-Sign-On (SSO) service. This can enhance the experience with the digital diary for healthcare professionals.
Please inquire with us to discuss the possibilities.
Invite multiple writers and readers to one diary. No matter where, no matter when. Post-ICU is available and up to date 24/7.
Inviting someone to your Post-ICU diary is as easy as clicking a button.
Having more than one person write in the diary ensures that the patient can later review what happened to them from multiple perspectives.
As an ICU professional, you will likely have multiple diaries to manage.
Post-ICU offers an intuitive interface and simple diary overview. Find the diary that you want to write for in a second.
And when it’s time to close a patient’s diary, it’s easy to remove a diary from your list as well.
Never wonder about what you can write about again. Post-ICU offers many writing suggestions to help you.
There are separate writing prompts available for family members, friends and healthcare professionals.
Our digital diary will even offer you different writing suggestions depending on the situation of the ICU patient.
Photos add another layer to a diary. It provides the patient and family members a more complete story that they can relate to.
As a patient, or their legal guardian, you can arrange permissions for uploading pictures. Would you like nurses to be able to upload pictures? Arrange it with a click.
The patient is always the owner of their digital diary. If they (temporarily) are unable to manage their diary, their legal guardian takes over.
They can arrange permissions for reading diary entries. Not comfortable with ICU personnel reading your entries? Then switch it off with ease.
We do recommend enabling healthcare workers to read entries, as we have seen this benefits communication and engagement tremendously.
Post-ICU uses a sophisticated and highly secure log-in portal.
Numerous safeguards are in place to ensure that a diary is only accessible to the right people.
Some hospitals are eligible for a Single-Sign-On (SSO) service. This can enhance the experience with the digital diary for healthcare professionals.
Please inquire with us to discuss the possibilities.
Invite multiple writers and readers to one diary. No matter where, no matter when. Post-ICU is available and up to date 24/7.
Inviting someone to your Post-ICU diary is as easy as clicking a button.
Having more than one person write in the diary ensures that the patient can later review what happened to them from multiple perspectives.
As an ICU professional, you will likely have multiple diaries to manage.
Post-ICU offers an intuitive interface and simple diary overview. Find the diary that you want to write for in a second.
And when it’s time to close a patient’s diary, it’s easy to remove a diary from your list as well.
Never wonder about what you can write about again. Post-ICU offers many writing suggestions to help you.
There are separate writing prompts available for family members, friends and healthcare professionals.
Our digital diary will even offer you different writing suggestions depending on the situation of the ICU patient.
Photos add another layer to a diary. It provides the patient and family members a more complete story that they can relate to.
As a patient, or their legal guardian, you can arrange permissions for uploading pictures. Would you like nurses to be able to upload pictures? Arrange it with a click.
The patient is always the owner of their digital diary. If they (temporarily) are unable to manage their diary, their legal guardian takes over.
They can arrange permissions for reading diary entries. Not comfortable with ICU personnel reading your entries? Then switch it off with ease.
We do recommend enabling healthcare workers to read entries, as we have seen this benefits communication and engagement tremendously.
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