Physiological alarm threshold determination
First Claim
1. A method of reducing nuisance alarms from physiological parameter monitors by determining an alarm threshold adapted to a specific care unit, the patient care unit including a plurality of patients being monitored for the physiological parameter, the method comprising:
- electronically accessing physiological parameter measurements from the plurality of patients in the patient care unit;
analyzing, using a hardware processor, the physiological parameter measurements to determine a number of alarm events indicated as a function of changing alarm criteria;
providing an indication of a change in alarm threshold settings adapted to the care unit that reduces a plurality of false alarms without unacceptably increasing missed true alarms, the indication useable by a care provider facility to program alarm threshold settings in the patient care unit.
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Abstract
A method of reducing nuisance alarms from physiological parameter monitors by determining an alarm threshold adapted to a specific care unit, the patient care unit including a plurality of patients being monitored for the physiological parameter. The method includes analyzing physiological parameter measurements from the care unit to determine a number of alarm events indicated as a function of changing alarm criteria and providing an indication of a change in alarm threshold settings adapted to the care unit that reduces a plurality of false alarms without unacceptably increasing missed true alarms, the indication useable by a care provider facility to program alarm threshold settings in the patient care unit.
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1. A method of reducing nuisance alarms from physiological parameter monitors by determining an alarm threshold adapted to a specific care unit, the patient care unit including a plurality of patients being monitored for the physiological parameter, the method comprising:
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electronically accessing physiological parameter measurements from the plurality of patients in the patient care unit; analyzing, using a hardware processor, the physiological parameter measurements to determine a number of alarm events indicated as a function of changing alarm criteria; providing an indication of a change in alarm threshold settings adapted to the care unit that reduces a plurality of false alarms without unacceptably increasing missed true alarms, the indication useable by a care provider facility to program alarm threshold settings in the patient care unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of reducing false alarms for a physiological parameter by determining an optimal alarm threshold tailored to a specific care unit, the care unit including a plurality of patients being monitored for the physiological parameter, the method comprising:
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collecting physiological parameter measurements from the plurality of patients in the patient care unit; receiving an indication of a change in alarm threshold settings that reduces a number of false alarms without adversely impacting true alarms, the indication generated by analyzing the physiological parameter measurements across a range of alarm criteria to determine a number of alarm events generated as a function of changing alarm criteria; altering alarm threshold settings in the patient care unit according to the indication. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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