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Understanding your challenges helps us to provide solutions that can help you reclaim time and boost patient safety.

There are many demands in a shift

Alarm Fatigue

  • 85–90 percent of alarms do not require intervention.([FOOTNOTE=The Joint Commission. Medical device alarm safety in hospitals. In: Sentinel Event Alert. April 8, 2013; issue 50.],[ANCHOR=The Joint Commission. Medical device alarm safety in hospitals. In: Sentinel Event Alert. April 8, 2013; issue 50.],[LINK=])
  • Alarm fatigue incidences have an ~6.5 percent mortality rate.([FOOTNOTE=Frost & Sullivan. Patient Safety in Healthcare Forecast to 2022. Frost & Sullivan Online Store. https://store.frost.com/patient-safety-inhealthcare- forecast-to-2022.html. Published Jan. 9, 2018. Accessed August 1, 2019.],[ANCHOR=Frost & Sullivan. Patient Safety in Healthcare Forecast to 2022. Frost & Sullivan Online Store. https://store.frost.com/patient-safety-inhealthcare- forecast-to-2022.html. Published Jan. 9, 2018. Accessed August 1, 2019.],[LINK=])
  • Alarm fatigue is a serious patient safety issue.([FOOTNOTE=Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI). 2019 top health technology hazards. ECRI. 2019.],[ANCHOR=Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI). 2019 top health technology hazards. ECRI. 2019.],[LINK=])
  • Nuisance alarms may contribute to the burnout epidemic faced by many clinicians.

Clinician Burnout

  • 63 percent of clinicals feel burnout is increasing.([FOOTNOTE=Shanafelt TD, Boone S, Litjen T, et al. Burnout and satisfaction with work-life balance among US physicians relative to the general US population. JAMA Internal Medicine. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(18):1377–1385.],[ANCHOR=Shanafelt TD, Boone S, Litjen T, et al. Burnout and satisfaction with work-life balance among US physicians relative to the general US population. JAMA Internal Medicine. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(18):1377–1385.],[LINK=])
  • 90 percent of clinicians believe increased and ineffective technology contributes to the risk of clinician burnout.([FOOTNOTE=Spok. Clinician burnout in healthcare, a report for healthcare leaders. Spok Website. https://www.spok.com/clinicianburnout. 2019.],[ANCHOR=Spok. Clinician burnout in healthcare, a report for healthcare leaders. Spok Website. https://www.spok.com/clinicianburnout. 2019.],[LINK=])
  • Burnout is expensive. It can cost $36,567 to recruit and replace just one nurse.([FOOTNOTE=Lewin Group. Evaluation of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Wisdom at Work Initiative: Assessing the Direct Costs of RN Turnover. RWJF Website. http://www.rwjf.org. Published January 1, 2009.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])  Staff turnover consumed 5 percent of one major medical center’s annual budget.([FOOTNOTE=Waldman JD, Kelly F, Arora S, Smith HI. The shocking cost of turnover in health care. Health Care Manage Rev. 2004;29(1):2–7.],[ANCHOR=Waldman JD, Kelly F, Arora S, Smith HI. The shocking cost of turnover in health care. Health Care Manage Rev. 2004;29(1):2–7.],[LINK=])

Charting Time

  • Nurses spend 35 percent of their day charting and documenting.([FOOTNOTE=Hendrich A, Chow M, Skierczynski B, Lu Z. A 36-hospital time and motion study: how do medical-surgical nurses spend their time? Perm J. 2008;12(3):25–34.],[ANCHOR=Hendrich A, Chow M, Skierczynski B, Lu Z. A 36-hospital time and motion study: how do medical-surgical nurses spend their time? Perm J. 2008;12(3):25–34.],[LINK=])
  • Work overload — clinicians are tasked with a lot in very little time. Clinicians also experience information overload. Information comes from many different sources and require charting in systems like electronic medical records.

When it comes to patient safety - we're better together

Our services and education may help improve clinical workflow and autonomy. Let's partner to help address some of the workflow challenges in the Med-Surg unit.

We help provide comprehensive and consultative solutions to help address respiratory compromise on the medical surgical floor. Our remote continuous pulse oximetry and capnography monitoring solutions are engineered to help keep patients safe. Our Professional Services help hospitals improve patient and hospital outcomes through a methodology to implement continuous monitoring solutions. Our services include:

  • Workflow assessments
  • Clinical training programs
  • Implementation assistance
  • Technical, service, and connectivity support
  • Ongoing customer technical support and monitoring

WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE 96% OF YOUR SHIFT SPENT AWAY FROM THE PATIENT?9

90% Are Missed

90% of hypoxemic episodes are missed with intermittent pulse oximetry spot checks.([FOOTNOTE=Sun Z, Sessler DI, Dalton JE, et al. Postoperative hypoxemia is common and persistent: a prospective blinded observational study. Anesth Analg. 2015;121(3):709–715.],[ANCHOR=Sun Z, Sessler DI, Dalton JE, et al. Postoperative hypoxemia is common and persistent: a prospective blinded observational study. Anesth Analg. 2015;121(3):709–715.],[LINK=]),([FOOTNOTE=Semler MW, Stover DG, Copland AP, et al. Flash mob research: a single-day, multicenter, resident-directed study of respiratory rate. Chest. 2013;143(6):1740-1744. doi: 10.1378/chest.12–1837.],[ANCHOR=Semler MW, Stover DG, Copland AP, et al. Flash mob research: a single-day, multicenter, resident-directed study of respiratory rate. Chest. 2013;143(6):1740-1744. doi: 10.1378/chest.12–1837.],[LINK=])

42% Within Two Hours

42% of patients with OIRD malpractice claims occurred within two hours of the last spot check.([FOOTNOTE=Lee LA, Caplan RA, Stephens LS, et al. Postoperative opioid induced respiratory depression: a closed claims analysis. Anesthesiology. 2015;122(3):659–665.],[ANCHOR=Lee LA, Caplan RA, Stephens LS, et al. Postoperative opioid induced respiratory depression: a closed claims analysis. Anesthesiology. 2015;122(3):659–665.],[LINK=])

97% Is Preventable

97% of post-operative OIRD is preventable with better continuous monitoring and response.12

Your Time Matters

Reclaim Time on the Medical Surgical Floor

Mounting demands on your time can heighten stress and put patient safety at risk. It’s time you got your time back.

Learn how to improve workflows, avoid disruptions, decrease response times, reduce stress, save time, and improve patient care. Discover time-saving innovations that can help you reclaim time on the Medical Surgical Floor.

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Alarm Management 

Smart alarm management can help prevent alarm fatigue

Every day nurses experience thousands of alarms which may lead to alarm fatigue. The ECRI Institute identified alarm fatigue as a top patient safety issue.([FOOTNOTE=Health Devices. 2019 Top Health Technology Hazards. ECRI website. http://www.ecri.org. 2019.],[ANCHOR=Health Devices. 2019 Top Health Technology Hazards. ECRI website. http://www.ecri.org. 2019.],[LINK=]) Some possible consequences of alarm fatigue include:

  • A mortality rate of approximately 6.5 percent.3
  • Burnout for nurses is at a rate of 49 percent for those under 30 and at 40 percent for those over 30.1
  • Staff turnover consumed more than a five percent loss to one major medical center’s annual budget.8 It can cost $36,567 to recruit and replace just one nurse.7
  • Patient dissatisfaction due alarms distracting from the healing process.

Learn how clinicians are addressing alarm fatigue, reducing alarms, and reclaiming time on the Medical Surgical floor.

  • The Microstream™ capnography, Nellcor™ pulse oximetry, and Vital Sync™ remote patient monitoring systems should not be used as the sole basis for diagnosis or therapy and are intended only as an adjunct in patient assessment.

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