1. Unprecedented levels
of patient monitoring
- Checks each patient's vital signs
continuously
- Stores readings four times per hour
- Central system supervises distant outpatients
in their own homes
- Current techniques cannot approach such
levels of safety and accuracy
2. Reduces emergency response time
- Exact problem and location of emergencies are
displayed as soon as they occur
- Personnel reach the room (or house) prepared
for the situation
- Eliminates lags between discovery, diagnosis,
and treatment
- Saves vital minutes of time in-house, and
hours of time in remote locations where
emergencies often go undetected
3. Reduces staff required for patient monitoring
- Monitors patients more efficiently than a
staff of twenty personnel
- Significantly reduces resources needed to
care for outpatients
- Frees nurses for one-on-one personal care
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4. Significantly
improves medical trend analysis
- Provides detailed visual trend graphs for any
vital sign
- Time spans graphed can vary from one day to
several months
5. Keeps unparalleled historical records
- All readings are permanently saved on optical
disks (can't be corrupted or erased by magnetic
fields)
- Records are backed up daily
- All past readings can be retrieved and
graphed in seconds, not hours
6. May reduce liability
- Central monitoring system may reduce
liability exposure; and/or lower insurance
premiums
- Monitoring system and detailed records
provide defense against suits for negligence
6. Low cost
- Can pay for itself in a little more than two
years if purchased
- Can save more money than it costs if leased
- See sections describing monthly savings, and
investment recovery period
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