Medical Device Connectivity Articles for Clinicians

As the leading provider of medical device connectivity, we see ourselves as THE education source in the space. We write articles, white papers, conduct webinars, and have created several videos to try to help hospitals make an educated decision about device integration. 

But we don't stop there. We know we don't have all the answers. So we continually search for other sources of information on the topic to ensure that we are up-to-date on the latest trends and needs of the market. Below is a culmination of the clinical articles we have written or found related to device integration.  We thought you might find these useful as you educate yourself on the issues and attempt to make an informed decision. 

 

SearchHealth IT: Medical device integration: Part 3 — Workflow matters »
No matter what solution is chosen, it is essential to put the nurses’ workflow needs first because doing so will also put patient care first. Patient-centric MDI is important; however, the solution for achieving patient-centric MDI needs to fit the way the clinician works, and the way the hospital works.
SearchHealth IT: Medical device integration: Part 2 – The truth about hardware »
As hospitals seek to address the issue of manual charting through the use of medical device integration, there are important details of MDI that need to be understood - details that can have a major impact on the success of the implementation.
SearchHealth IT: Medical device integration: Part 1 - Solving the issue of manual charting »
Real-time data capture is crucial to providing clinically excellent care while also improving hospital efficiency - all while ensuring clinician satisfaction
Advance for Nurses: Nurses & Technology: Guidelines to Integration in Nursing Practice »
Ruth Suchomski and Susan Niemeier explore nursing in the digital era and confirm the importance of nursing involvement in new technology design, selection and implementations
The New York Times: Caring for the Chart or the Patient? »
Theresa Brown, RN explains her desire to focus patient care and the difference it makes when she has the time to listen to their concerns - rather than spending that time charting
Advance for Nurses: Gaining Leverage: Combining Modern Technology with Age Old Nursing Documentation Improves Patient Outcomes »
Susan Niemeier, MHA, RN, discusses how technology can decrease documentation redundancy, save nurses time, and improve patient outcomes.
PSQH: Nurse Leaders: The Key to Safe and Effective Patient Care »
Susan Niemeier, RN explains why the efficiency and effectiveness of nurses is essential to the promotion of safe patient care
CMIO: Nurses as Power Users: The Role of Nursing Informatics in Health IT is Growing »
Article describes the important role that nursing informatics has in healthcare IT.
PSQH: Biomedical Device Integration: The Impact on Clinicians at the Point of Care »
Discover how biomedical device integration provides a way to simplify workflow and actually enhance the value of the EMR and its adoption by the clinical staff.
The Permanente Journal: A 36-Hospital Time and Motion Study: How Do Medical-Surgical Nurses Spend Their Time? »
Article published in The Permanente Journal, Summer 2008/Vol. 12, No. 3, describes why increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of nursing care is essential to hospital function and delivery of safe patient care. Article further shows how nurses spend their time, with evidence that over 35% of that time is spent on documentation.

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