GENERATING INFORMATIVE ALARM NOTIFICATIONS TO IDENTIFY PATIENT NEED AND DATA QUALITY
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for generating visual or audible alarm notifications at a clinician endpoint in real time, the method comprising:
- for each of a plurality of patients;
detecting an alarm hotspot, wherein an alarm hotspot includes one or more indications of a monitor alarm issuance;
analyzing the alarm hotspot in near-real time; and
communicating, in near-real time, a notification of the alarm hotspot to the clinician, wherein the notification indicates one or more changing a lead, tuning a monitor alarm limit, and an intervention, are available to the clinician.
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Abstract
Methods and graphical user interfaces are provided for generating alarm notifications. For each of a plurality of patients, an alarm hotspot may be detected in near-real time. An alarm hotspot is detected using indications of alarms issued by devices that monitor a patient in a hospital setting. Once detected, the alarm hotspot is analyzed, in near-real time, so as to identify that one or more interventions are available for performance by a clinician. An action may include a clinician changing a lead, tuning a monitor limit, undertaking an intervention that addresses a physiological or non-physiological aspect of the patient that triggered an alarm, or a combination thereof. Then, alarm hotspot information and the identified action are communicated to a clinician in near-real time using an easily consumable notification.
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1. A computer-implemented method for generating visual or audible alarm notifications at a clinician endpoint in real time, the method comprising:
for each of a plurality of patients; detecting an alarm hotspot, wherein an alarm hotspot includes one or more indications of a monitor alarm issuance; analyzing the alarm hotspot in near-real time; and communicating, in near-real time, a notification of the alarm hotspot to the clinician, wherein the notification indicates one or more changing a lead, tuning a monitor alarm limit, and an intervention, are available to the clinician. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A graphical user interface (GUI) for presenting a clinician dashboard with visual alarm notifications for a plurality of patients, the GUI comprising:
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a patient list including a plurality of patients assigned to a medical service, a clinician, or both; a location having an alarm notification that indicates an alarm issuance specific to a device, wherein the device measures patient data and wherein the alarm notification, as presented, is automatically updated in near-real time; and when it is determined that the alarm issuance specific to the device qualifies as an alarm hotspot, an alarm hotspot notification that indicates the alarm hotspot is automatically generated for presentation to the clinician at the location. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A graphical user interface (GUI) for presenting alarm visualizations to a clinician in real time regarding a plurality of patients, comprising:
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a plurality of cells, each cell including a location indicator and a patient indicator, each cell being specific to one patient that corresponds to the patient indicator, the patient being assigned to the same medical unit; and when a determination of an alarm hotspot is made regarding the patient, the cell corresponding to the patient further includes an alarm hotspot visualization representing at least one monitor alarm issuance specific to the patient, wherein the alarm hotspot visualization is a representation of a timeline of the alarm hotspot or a representation of a most recent time interval of the alarm hotspot. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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