Communication strategies and timeliness of response to life critical telemetry alarms

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 241-246

  Bonzheim, Kimberly A ^a   Gebara, Rani I ^b   O'Hare, Bridget M ^b   Ellis, R Darin ^c   Brand, Monique A ^a   Balar, Salil D ^b   Stockman, Rita ^a   Sciberras, Annette M ^a   Haines, David E ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY WILLIAM BEAUMONT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiology cardiovascular disease; information management; telecommunications

Indexed keywords

ALARM MANAGEMENT; BI-DIRECTIONAL; COMMUNICATION STRATEGY; COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS; LOOP CLOSURE; PILOT STUDIES; RESPONSE TIME; TELEMETRY MONITORING SYSTEMS; TWO WAY COMMUNICATIONS; VOICE COMMUNICATION;

ALARM SYSTEMS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INVERSE KINEMATICS; NURSING; TELEMETERING EQUIPMENT;

COMMUNICATION;

ALARM MONITOR; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; STATISTICS; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMETRY; TIME;

CLINICAL ALARMS; COMMUNICATION; DATA COLLECTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79957620305     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2010.0139     Document Type: Article

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