A new monitoring system that watches the vital signs of a patient has been invented and it is called Remote Physiology Monitoring (RPM). It is portable but can track the same vital signs as a bedside monitor. It helps to reduce false alarms by allowing alarm thresholds to be set for a particular condition or for several conditions. The alerts can be set up to sound at a central station, on a mobile device, on a patient, or all three.
A single remote physiology monitoring system can monitor many signs. It can monitor respiration rate, ECG, blood pressure, SpO2, and temperature. The data can be wireless sent to a central database. These wireless monitors can be worn by the patient and all the data can be viewed as a historic review or in real time as it is collected. The status of the patient can be monitored as data is collected and viewed from several terminals. The data that has been collected can also be collected using an export utility and used for electronic patient records. The remote physiology monitoring system has many capabilities that make it easier to track a patient's statistics.
The remote physiology monitoring system has many advantages for healthcare professionals. It helps them save time and by relaying information wirelessly to the central station and it is convenient to remain with the patient. It can also be relayed to a Blackberry or PDA or a bedside display. It is so convenient that sensors do not have to be removed as the patient is moved from one location to another. It improves operational efficiency and nursing efficiency by being multifunctional. Patients can be reassured that their data is being monitored even when the nursing staff is not in the room and even when there are many things going on in the hospital.
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