Solving Alarm Management Complexities at Yale New Haven Hospital

timothy-beglin 03 20, 2024

Care teams face constant pressure to deliver high-quality care. A significant hurdle in achieving this expectation is the overwhelming number of false alarms generated by patient monitoring equipment, which make up to 90% of all alarms in critical-care monitoring. These nonstop beeps...

cheryl 03 31, 2023

Despite the pandemic's effects beginning to wane for some, nurses in America are still feeling its effects. The healthcare industry faced nursing staffing shortages even before the pandemic. Since then, burnout, exhaustion, fatigue, and declining mental health have become increasingly...

will-oconnor 01 31, 2023

The healthcare industry is being tested like never before. Faced with an unprecedented number of patients, providers are challenged with too many cases and not enough time. Nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals are often overworked, which can impact clinical...

melody 09 01, 2022

Even before Covid-19 arrived, the healthcare industry was experiencing a nursing labor shortage. As a result of the pandemic, burnout, exhaustion, and fatigue are more prevalent. Add the increased need for medical care brought on by an aging population, and...

ricardo-estrada 08 03, 2022

The patient handoff process is a sensitive period, rife with potential error. According to the Joint Commission, most serious medical errors involve miscommunication during patient handoffs between providers and care settings.¹ Whether transitioning care to another shift, team, or organization,...

will-oconnor 04 06, 2022

In our previous post, How Alarm Management Brings Additional Value to Your EHR, we explored how TigerConnect Alarm Management & Event Notification brings value to your EHR without disrupting existing clinical systems. Now, let’s examine how integrating alarm management and...

peggydenness 03 16, 2022

Recently, Will O’Connor, M.D. sat down with Dr. Shafiq Rab to talk about how Tufts Medicine, formerly Wellforce, Inc., is using TigerConnect Clinical Collaboration solutions to connect physicians, nurses, and patients for greater efficiency and care delivery. As Chief Digital...

ricardo-estrada 03 14, 2022

When it comes to the hospital environment, nurses have their hands full. They manage intake, monitor patients, administer medication, coordinate and deliver care, maintain records, and when there’s a crisis – nurses are on the front lines. There’s no question...

will-oconnor 02 16, 2022

EHRs have become the gold standard digital repository for managing patient histories, demographics, diagnoses, progress notes, vaccinations, medications, and more. These vital systems play a crucial role in clinical decision-making and help reduce medical errors by improving the accuracy of...