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Merge NICU

Outcomes

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Infants discharged up to 2.5 days sooner with no increase in ED visits or readmissions

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Parents less stressed, more confident, and immersed in parenting in the NICU

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Replicable results across 10+ hospitals, fewer costs, and more satisfied patients

Merge Implementation

How does it work?

We team up with your NICU's multidisciplinary team to implement Merge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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We work with you to understand your current family integrated care practices and then tailor our professional development tools to take your team to the next level. We follow up with quarterly fidelity check-ins to keep the momentum going.

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Interactive PD

Embedded into your hospital's LMS

Topics covered include:

Medical Documents Signing

Starting up typically takes 2 hours

What is family integrated care
Building trusting relationships with parents
Family Integrated Bedside Rounds
Parents Education
Diverse Experiences
and more!

Features & Benefits

Tools to Integrate Families in Neonatal Care

Actionable and adaptable model of family integrated care for all healthcare professionals. 

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Practical tools to support and strengthen practices.

Implementation Support

Our team conducts a baseline assessment to evaluate local context and assess competing priorities. 

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Consultation to inform sequence of implementation and options for customization. 

Clinical Trial & 'Real World' Evidence

  • Reduced parental psychosocial distress

  • Increased parenting confidence

  • Reduced LOS by 2.6 days

  • Avoided costs for the health system

  • Results sustained in two provincial health systems (reduction in LOS ranged from 0.6-1.9 days)

What's in it for staff?

  • Greater confidence in family integrated care practices

  • Improved relationships between parents and the healthcare team

  • Greater consistency in family integrated care practices across multidisciplinary teams

  • Earn continuing professional development credits

Interactive Training

eLearning for healthcare professionals; modules for unit clerks 

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Embed the course into your hospital's LMS or use our LMS with single sign on. 

Sustainment

Quarterly fidelity assessments support sustainability and return on investment.

Operationalize Existing Priorities

Improve outcomes for families navigating the NICU

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Support healthcare teams to provide compassionate, sustainable care

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