Digital Centralized Monitoring Unit

Care that can respond to the moments that matter.
At a glance

Alert management & dispatch

Ensure the right alert gets to the right caregiver every time

Data visualization & utilization

Take the right action based on real-time patient data

Care team collaboration

Better information sharing for faster clinical responses

Clinical transformation

Program management, analytics and support services

Confidently manage and respond to critical patient events

By seamlessly integrating intelligent alarm filtering and management, dispatch of care team digital assignments, data visualization, and care team collaboration, care teams are equipped to provide the highest level of patient care.

Pilot study outcomes

90%

Reduction in non-actionable alarms sent to clinicians¹

53%

Reduction in time patients spent in alarm¹

2 hrs

Per patient stay reduction in alarm time on average¹

20%

Reduction in unplanned time off monitors¹

Key features

Right data. Right person. Right time.

One comprehensive alarm oversight solution that prioritizes and dispatches care when and where it is needed most.
Alert management & dispatch

Ensure the right alert gets to the right caregiver every time.

  • Reduction in non-actionable alerts generated and dispatched can help prevent meaningful alerts from being missed.
  • Auto-dispatch of technical alarms that do not require assessment, reducing the cognitive burden on the monitor tech
  • One-touch alarm dispatch for clinical events.
  • Automatic routing and escalation of events, tele-technicians can ensure that critical alerts are responded to, accepted, rejected, or escalated.
  • End-to-end process visibility enables the tech to confidently ensure clinical action is taken.
One customer's results show:
  • 90% reduction in non-actionable alarms sent to clinicians1
  • 35% to 75% rise in actionable alerts accepted by clinicians1
  • 53% reduction in time patients spent in alarm1
Data visualization & utilization

Take the right action based on real-time patient data

Our Digital CMU solution enables care teams to quickly see and intelligently connect relevant patient data to rapidly meet their patients’ needs.
  • Enable care teams to quickly see and intelligently connect the right patient data to inform care needs.
  • Patient data viewing on tablets and smartphones so caregivers can access the patient information they need anywhere they need to.
  • Seamlessly share event and waveform data to speed clinical consults and interventions.
  • Share live streaming data, via embedded links, to facilitate more informed decision-making.
One customer’s results show:
  • 2 hours per patient per stay reduction in alarm time on average1
  • 20% reduction in unplanned time off monitors1
Care team collaboration

Better information sharing for faster clinical responses

Our Digital CMU solution promotes clinical and operational efficiencies by enabling the entire care team to collaborate with ease.
  • Gain clinical and operational efficiency through the facilitation of care team mobile communication.
  • Collaboration tools that support and facilitate clinical decision-making and a mobile ecosystem to keep care teams informed and aligned.
  • Providing dynamic and secure text messaging, voice, and data dissemination to the entire care team, providing the information needed to have informed patient-centric conversations.
Support for a Digital CMU

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Resources

Leading information on patient care best practices

 

Clinical View

Clinical View is a free resource for medical professionals intended to provide educational materials and clinical information that advances best practices for monitoring across the continuum of care.

 

Abstract: Digital CMUs reduce telemetry alert burden and improve clinician alert response

Results of HCA Florida implementation of a Digital CMU over an 11-month period.

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References
  1. Results from pilot customers, and may not be representative for all sites. Internal data on file, documents available upon request
  2. Requires real-time HL7 data feed from clinical devices.

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