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A number of our posts have focused on strategies to increase patient safety. They have ranged from surgical teams following checklists to establishing standards for when such procedures would be appropriate. However, a new system highlighted by fiercehealthcare.com<\/a> could be an innovative strategy that could save patients\u2019 lives<\/p>\n

Patient early warning detection systems could help medical staff respond quicker to events before they become life-threatening. As described in the fiercehealthcare.com piece, patients would wear a monitor on their wrists that continuously provides updates on his or her vital signs (including blood pressure, pulse rate and pulse oximetry). The vitals are ranked on a scale of 0 to 5 and measurements are sent to an electronic health record. Patients who rank from 0 to 2.9 are in a clear (or \u201cgreen\u201d zone). If they rise above 3.0, the patient is in a dangerous zone and appropriate medical<\/a> attention is administered.<\/p>\n

A hospital in Michigan had implemented the system and studied the results from their test run. The bands reportedly reduced patient mortality rates by 35 percent. Moreover, the number of code blue emergencies were reduced by 50 percent.<\/p>\n

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