Hospitals have the responsibility to provide a safe environment for patients and hospital staff. To make sure patients are safe, hospital leaders need to set up systems that keep an eye on operational risks and develop standard operating procedures. Continuous monitoring is one way to help hospitals maintain a safe environment. There are many sources of risk within a hospital setting that may lead to lapses in patient safety . In order to mitigate these risks and other operational risks, continuous monitoring should be implemented as part of a risk management program
Why is continuous patient monitoring important?
Without continual monitoring, hospitals risk patient damage, infection, and other hazards. Patients may be hesitant to attend an organization without safety protocols. Hospitals may track patient safety’s worsening with constant monitoring. This data may be utilized to improve hospital policies, procedures, and other activities. Continuous monitoring identifies patient safety and operational risk improvements. The hospital may then design focused improvement programs to address particular difficulties. Hospitals may deploy easy-to-manage continuous monitoring with the correct methodology and technologies. Automation may minimize workers’ workloads.
Continuous Monitoring in a Hospital Setting
To ensure that patient safety is managed effectively, hospitals need to put in place several systems and processes. The first step is to identify the various risks that patients, staff, and visitors are exposed to. Hospitals can use their risk assessment to identify potential risks. By creating a risk register, the hospital can create a strategy for managing those risks. They can create policies and procedures to mitigate those risks and create standard operating procedures. Hospitals must also implement a system for monitoring operational risks. This will help them respond to risks as they occur and make adjustments to policies and procedures when needed.
What does it mean to monitor something continuously?
The practice of actively gathering data and insights on operational hazards is referred to as “continuous monitoring’. These data are often gathered in real time, which enables an in-depth look at the operational hazards and areas that may need some improvement. Hospitals have the ability to monitor patient safety as well as operational hazards. Continuous monitoring has as its primary objective the identification and resolution of potential operational hazards before such threats may result in adverse patient outcomes. It makes it possible for hospitals to develop risk management programs that are more efficient and effective. In addition to this, it may assist hospitals in enhancing the safety of their patients. When it comes to implementing continuous monitoring, hospitals have access to a diverse variety of data sources.Sensors and medical equipment may both contribute to the collection of data. It is also possible to directly collect it from the employees.
How to Implement Continuous Monitoring
Hospitals can implement a system of continuous monitoring that is easy to manage and scalable. There are several steps that hospitals can take to implement continuous monitoring.
- Selecting an appropriate tool
There are many tools available for hospitals to implement continuous monitoring. It is important to select an appropriate tool based on the needs of the organisation and the data that will be collected.
- Selecting data sources
In order to implement continuous monitoring, hospitals will need to select data sources. These may include data from internal systems such as medication management systems and EHRs.
- Creating a data roadmap
The data roadmap is a visual representation of how all the data sources will be brought together to form a single view of operational risks
LifeSigns’ Intelligent Monitoring System can monitor multiple parameters of several patients continuously. It proves to be a one-stop solution for multi-patient, multi-parameter monitoring in India. The iMS biosensor accurately measures 2-channel ECG, SPo2, BP, HR, body temperature, and RR. The future of healthcare is wireless and digital, and LifeSigns envisions leading the industry in bringing forth technology solutions for improved outcomes across the board.
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