The challenge
Patient monitoring and therapy devices generate a broad range of medical alarms. Some alarms are actionable, while others are simply informational. Audible alarms of all magnitude sometimes overlap and compete for the attention of care providers, which can lead to patient safety risks when important alarms are missed.

The solution
The Ascom / Infinity® Gateway interface enables transmitting clinical alarms and patient data from the Infinity® Monitoring Network to the care unit’s secondary notification devices. The Ascom software transfers prioritise and then distributes alerts to the networked dashboard displays and mobile devices of designated care providers under department protocols.

The Ascom system extends the reach of patient status alarms generated by the Dräger Infinity Gateway and, optionally, other sources of patient data. The Ascom software as a medical device distributes clinical alert notifications along with critical data and related contextual information to caregivers' mobile devices, who might not be at the side of the patient requiring assistance. 

The Ascom and Dräger integration can also boost workflow effectiveness by helping mobile caregivers minimise unnecessary work interruptions and support faster decision-making. The Ascom system directs alerts to the clinicians assigned to care for the patients requiring clinical intervention only, leaving other nearby care providers to work without interruption. The system's alarm filtering capabilities further minimises the care providers’ exposure to low-priority, routine alerts that might ordinarily contribute to workflow bottlenecks, inefficiencies and alarm fatigue.

Holistic view

• View patient medical device data and alarm status on a central display regrouping e.g. monitor, ventilator, infusion pump, CRRT device, etc.

Access patient physiological data remotely

• View patient-specific physiological data, waveforms and alarm status conveniently on mobile application

Intelligent alarm management

• Customisable alarm filtering to reduce non-actionable alarm notifications
• Receive only those alarm notifications associated with your assigned patients
• Option to delay alarm notification - if corrected in the preset timeframe – no alert sent
• Prioritised alarm notification messages to distinguish between high & low priorities