Capsule Tech Acquires Bernoulli Health: Analysis
On April 30, 2019, Capsule Tech announced that it is acquiring Bernoulli Health for an undisclosed...
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Category: Clinical Alarms
Methods to Access Alarm Data for Analysis
Difficulty getting access to alarm data is the elephant in the living room in the house of alarm...
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4 Models for Alarm Vigilance
The method of arranging medical devices and those that recognize and respond to alarms is...
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Inaugural Clinical Alarm Safety Symposium
Clinical alarm safety can be hard to achieve, and once attained, a struggle to maintain. There are...
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Interview with Jim Welch, EVP, Sotera Wireless
This interview is with a long established thought leader in patient monitoring and alarm...
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Role of Montoring Techs in Alarm Notification
Challenges with alarm notification and fatigue have plagued the health care industry for decades....
Read MoreAlarm Fatigue Plagues Hospitals. Again. Still.
On April 8, 2013, the Joint Commission published a Sentinel Event Alert on medical device alarm safety in hospitals. Once again, alarm hazards tops the ECRI Institute's 2013 Top 10 Health Technology Hazards. Alarm fatigue is...
Read MoreAmcom Software Acquired by USA Mobility
“This acquisition is about combining two leaders in mission critical communications.”
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Philips Acquires Emergin
Philips announced this week that they have acquired private health care IT vendor Emergin for an...
Read MoreWelch Allyn Launches Clinical Notification System
At the AACN/NTI, Welch Allyn launched the alarm notification system that was shown for the first time at HIMSS in New Orleans. Alarm notification has been a persistent patient safety issue of such magnitude that the Joint...
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Monitoring Currently Unmonitored Patients
I came across some interesting posts in the Biomed Listserv. A biomed from a 250 bed hospital is...
Read MoreTrends in Point-of-Care Alarm Notification
My story on point of care alarm notification was published in Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare magazine this month - my first story with references! Readers of this blog know alarm notification is a pet peeve of mine, and...
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Secondary vs. Primary Alarm Notification - An Artificial Distinction?
When I had a chance to talk with some FDA officials involved in software compliance, we talked...
Read MorePhilips Issues Alarm Notification Warning Letter
Last November, Philips sent a formal medical device notification letter to their customers. Titled "Increased Number of Reports of Adverse Events Referencing Patient Monitoring Alarms," the letter explains that over the past 3...
Read MoreFDA Approved Wireless Alarms
I've noted a recent flurry of search engine queries on "fda approved wireless alarms." The same topic was raised by a reader in a recent email. So, given the subject's topical interest I thought I'd ramble a bit. First the short...
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