Our call to action: Upgrade patient monitoring in general care units to help save lives

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  Prof. Bernd Saugel

All around the world, clinicians monitor patients’ vital signs the same way they have done for more than half a century: spot checks that do not result in optimal outcomes, either from a patient safety or hospital efficiency perspective. Today’s digital solutions, however, can enable continuous monitoring that may detect patient deterioration earlier, to help improve patient care, reduce the cognitive burden of manual monitoring on clinicians, and drive economic advantages for health systems and hospitals. It’s clear that these upgrades are needed—and with the right sense of urgency, we can start quantifying the improvements for patients, families, clinicians, and administrators to make more modern technologies the new standard of care. This webinar will describe the current challenges and dangers in general care units, identify opportunities for continuous monitoring to make a difference, and outline how clinicians and administrators can lead the way forward.