A MTHOD AND SYSTEM TO REDUCE THE NUISANCE ALARM LOAD IN THE CLINICAL SETTING
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1. A medical system comprising:
- at least one processor programmed to;
receive and/or generate physiological alarms for patients;
establish an alarm rate limit for the patients, and/or alarm response limits for clinician response times, based on a clinical alarm management policy;
analyze the received and/or generated physiological alarms to determine at least one of;
patients exceeding the alarm rate limit; and
,clinicians exceeding the alarm response limits.
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Abstract
A medical method and corresponding system for determining outlying patients in a data set of patient physiological alarms. Physiological alarms for patients are received and/or generated. An alarm rate limit for the patients, and/or alarm response limits for clinician response times, are determined based on a clinical alarm management policy. The received and/or generated physiological alarms are analyzed to determine at least one of: 1) patients exceeding the alarm rate limit; and 2) clinicians exceeding the alarm response limits
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1. A medical system comprising:
at least one processor programmed to; receive and/or generate physiological alarms for patients; establish an alarm rate limit for the patients, and/or alarm response limits for clinician response times, based on a clinical alarm management policy; analyze the received and/or generated physiological alarms to determine at least one of; patients exceeding the alarm rate limit; and
,clinicians exceeding the alarm response limits. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A medical method comprising:
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receiving and/or generating physiological alarms for patients; establishing an alarm rate limit for the patients, and/or alarm response limits for clinician response times, based on a clinical alarm management policy; analyzing the received and/or generated physiological alarms to determine at least one of; patients exceeding the alarm rate limit; and
,clinicians exceeding the alarm response limits. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A medical system comprising:
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a plurality of patient monitors each associated with a patient and each including one or more sensors to collect physiological data of the patient, the plurality of patient monitors configured to one or more of;
1) transmit physiological alarms based on the physiological data to a central station; and
2) transmit the physiological data to the central station;the central station including at least one processor programmed to; one or more of;
1) receive the physiological alarms from the plurality of patient monitor; and
2) receive the physiological data from the plurality of patient monitors and generate physiological alarms based on the received physiological data;establish an alarm rate limit for the patients, ands'"'"'or alarm response limits for clinician response times, based on a clinical alarm management policy; analyze the received and/or generated physiological alarms to determine at least one of; patients exceeding the alarm rate limit; and
,clinicians exceeding the alarm response limits.
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