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Patient monitoring in the fast lane: New York emergency department uses a virtual local area network within their existing AP network to continuously monitor patient vital signs, while running other applications on the same network

Health Management Technology, Dec, 2005 by Timothy Rhue, Michael Maloney

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The wireless system has increased patient safety by eliminating potential adverse outcomes from a sudden spike in blood pressure. In the past, the nurse might not have observed if a cable had been momentarily unplugged to transport the patient. The new system has eliminated equipment-related safety incidents, whereas before, we experienced one or two of these per month.

By running patient monitoring on our existing network, we also have achieved cost savings through elimination of expenses for installing new wiring, switches to control the signals and specific hardware to run the patient data network.

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Although we waited several years for the wireless technology, we were pleasantly surprised at how well everything came together. Now, as the hospital has developed the infrastructure to support wireless monitoring beyond the ED, we plan to expand this capability. Next, we'll extend this capability into the intensive care unit and the progressive care (step-down) units, then throughout the entire hospital within two years.

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Timothy Rhue, C.B.E.T., is lead biomedical equipment technician at Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, N.Y. Contact him at trhue@shsny.com.

Michael Maloney is director of clinical equipment management at Samaritan Medical Center. Contact him at mmaloney@shsny.com.

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Patient monitoring in the fast lane: New York emergency department uses a virtual local area network within their existing AP network to continuously monitor patient vital signs, while running other applications on the same network

Health Management Technology, Dec, 2005 by Timothy Rhue, Michael Maloney

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