The rise of wearables to improve patient surveillance
New research shows that continuously monitoring vital signs with the right technologies can mitigate alarm fatigue and optimize actionable alerts1 — while also detecting patient deterioration earlier than spot checks 2, helping clinicians in their work to improve patient safety 3, and driving cost-savings 4.
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How to manage the change to continuous monitoring
Hospitals and health system leaders can leverage proven change management strategies and tactics to maximize continuous patient monitoring in multiple departments.
Continuous monitoring in medical-surgical units
Continuous monitoring can help clinicians in their work to enable timely interventions and prevent readmissions⁵
Continuous patient monitoring in EDs
When layered on top of spot checking, wireless and wearable monitoring for patients can provide a crucial safety check that lowers clinicians’ cognitive burden and helps to drive better outcomes across the patient’s journey.
Continuous monitoring to complement telemetry
Why it’s now critical to rethink how clinicians can best serve the monitoring needs of non-cardiac patients by tracking a range of parameters, including respiratory rate, pulse rate, and SpO2.
References:
1. Alarm threshold and duration limits on medical-surgical wards through alarm burden modeling, American Society of Anesthesiologists. https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/10809/presentation/6664
2. Deviating vital signs in continuous monitoring prior to discharge and risk of readmissions: an observational study, Internal and Emergency Medicine. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37326796/
3. Surveillance monitoring to improve patient safety in acute hospital care units, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
4. Cost-savings through continuous vital signs monitoring, GE Healthcare. https://clinicalview.gehealthcare.com/podcast/cost-savings-through-cont…
5. Impact of remote patient monitoring systems on nursing time, healthcare providers, and patient satisfaction in general wards, Cureus https://www.cureus.com/articles/255710-impact-of-remote-patient-monitor…