Entries by Kim Davis
Infection Control
“Investigating Electrocardiography Lead Wires as a Reservoir for Antibiotic Pathgens” Presented at AHA, April 2008, Authors: Hetal Gandhi MD, et al ECG lead wires are a reservoir source for multidrug resistant organisms in the intensive care unit Failure to effectively decontaminate ECG lead wires can result in an invasive infection by multidrug resistant organisms Decontamination […]
Patient safety and outcomes, nurse productivity and lower hospital costs are driving efforts in hospitals to implement LifeSync® Wireless ECG System with LeadWear.
Mary Hodgerney is the Nurse Manager of the Cardiac Cath Lab, Electrophysiology Lab, and Cardiac Short Stay units, at UMass Memorial Medical Center. She holds a Masters Degree from the University of Massachusetts School of Nursing and is a Certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. Mary was formal lecturer for over 20 years for the Frontiers […]
Massachusetts Department of Public Health Releases First Annual Report on Serious Reportable Events at Hospitals
Massachusetts Department of Public Health Releases First Annual Report on Serious Reportable Events at Hospitals
Prevention of Hip Fractures
Prevention of Hip Fractures
Early Mobility and Walking Program for Patients in Intensive Care Units: Creating a Standard of Care
Early Mobility and Walking Program for Patients in Intensive Care Units: Creating a Standard of Care
Jury Delivers $20 Million Med Mal Verdict Against Temple Hospital
Jury Delivers $20 Million Med Mal Verdict Against Temple Hospital
Early activity is feasible and safe in respiratory failure patients*
Early activity is feasible and safe in respiratory failure patients*
Early intensive care unit mobility therapy in the treatment of acute respiratory failure*
Early intensive care unit mobility therapy in the treatment of acute respiratory failure*
Practice resource network.
Practice resource network.
Moving Our Critically Ill Patients: Mobility Barriers and Benefits
Moving Our Critically Ill Patients: Mobility Barriers and Benefits
Four-Step Protocol Determines Therapy for Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure, Leading to Improved Mobility, Shorter Stays
Four-Step Protocol Determines Therapy for Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure, Leading to Improved Mobility, Shorter Stays
The Direct Medical Costs of Healthcare-Associated Infections in U.S. Hospitals and the Benefits of Prevention
The Direct Medical Costs of Healthcare-Associated Infections in U.S. Hospitals and the Benefits of Prevention
A National Online Survey on the Effectiveness of Clinical Alarms
A National Online Survey on the Effectiveness of Clinical Alarms
The Not-So-Hidden Costs of Surgical Site Infections
The Not-So-Hidden Costs of Surgical Site Infections
A Disposable Wireless Electrocardiogram Monitoring System Designed to Reduce Healthcare-associated Infections
A Disposable Wireless Electrocardiogram Monitoring System Designed to Reduce Healthcare-associated Infections
A Virtual Lifeline
Two nursing industry experts, Deborah Lepman, Department Director, Cardiac Critical Care Units, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, and mary byLone, Assistant Vice President, Patient Care Services, The William W. Backus Hospital, discuss the benefits of using the LifeSync disposable electrocardiogram system
Increasing patient safety Jay Cyr discusses the benefits of using a hospital wireless alarm system.
Increasing patient safety Jay Cyr discusses the benefits of using a hospital wireless alarm system.
The Potential Benefits of a Wireless Electrocardiogram System for Inpatient Care
The Potential Benefits of a Wireless Electrocardiogram System for Inpatient Care by The Lewin Group
Alarm Liability Research Summary
Alarm Liability Research Summary
LifeSync bluetooth wireless medical device technology platform product specifications sheet
LIFESYNC BLUETOOTH WIRELESS MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS SHEET
Finally, an ECG lead wire system designed with Anesthesia in mind
FINALLY, AN ECG LEAD WIRE SYSTEM DESIGNED WITH ANESTHESIA IN MIND
Picture your Cath or EP Lab with reduced artifact
PICTURE YOUR CATH OR EP LAB WITH REDUCED ARTIFACT
Leadwear Spec Sheet
LEADWEAR SPEC SHEET
INVESTIGATING ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY LEAD WIRES AS A RESERVOIR FOR ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT PATHOGENS
Hetal Gandhi M.D., Sonia Sharma D.O., Rebecca Beveridge BSN, donna Gilski APN, Parag Patel, D.O. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL Background Nosocomial infections are by far one of the foremost threats to the healthcare system today, leading to increasing health-care costs, increased morbidity and mortality for the patients who acquire them, as […]
Optimizing Bedside ECG Monitoring with Wireless System
H Gandhi MD, S Sharma, DO, D Gilski APN, R Beveridge RN BSN, D Kantoris RN BSN, N Davis PhD, P Patel DO FACC Background In the critical care environment, false alarms and nuisance alarms associated with traditional ECG wires pose a safety risk to patients and burden the nursing staff by taking them […]
Heart Center Documents 58% Decrease in Lead-Off Alarms using LifeSync® System
Florida Hospital Orlando Introduction Florida Hospital Orlando, the largest of seven hospitals in the Florida Hospital System, houses the Florida Hospital Cardiovascular Institute, ranked number three in the nation for number of open heart surgeries. Twenty-five thousand patientsi are admitted into the Institute where 11,000 cardiac proceduresii and 2,000 open heart surgeriesiii are performed […]
More Pathways To More Value
At every point along the Cardiac Pathway, LifeSync’s unique, patented Bluetooth Wireless Medical Device Technology Platform creates incremental opportunities for more value, patient and Practitioner safety, and improved patient outcomes by… Improving ECG signal quality through innovative technology resulting in the reduction of nuisance alarms and unwanted time-off monitor Increasing staff efficiency through improved patient […]
LifeSync® Wireless ECG System Reduces Time Off Monitor by 90% and Provides 87% Alarm Accuracy
Summary of Data by Donna Quinton Brown RN, AASN, Alumnus CCRN, LifeSync® Corp. and M. Ann Anderson, MS, RN Director of Clinical Affairs, LifeSync Corporation In January of 2008 a 395-bed hospital located in St. Petersburg, Florida added the LifeSync® Wireless ECG System to their infection control bundle and monitoring procedure. The hospital began […]
OPTMIZING BEDSIDE ECG MONITORING WITH A DISPOSALBE WIRELESS SYSTEM
H. Gandhi, MD; S. Sharma, DO; D. Gilski, APN; R. Beveridge, RN BSN; D. Kantoris, RN BSN; N. Davis, PhD; P. Patel, DO FACC Division of Cardiology, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois Background Nosocomial infections are a major risk to patients, visitors and employees. They contribute to health-care costs, morbidity and mortality, […]
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Patient safety and outcomes, nurse productivity and lower hospital costs are driving efforts in hospitals to implement LifeSync® Wireless ECG System with LeadWear.October 1, 2014 - 10:45 am- INVESTIGATING ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY LEAD WIRES AS A RESERVOIR FOR ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT PATHOGENSSeptember 26, 2014 - 1:46 am
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