Summary:
Jay Cyr discusses
the benefits of using
a hospital wireless
alarm system.
In
Sync with Healthcare
LifeSync
Corp., contributes a piece about
their Wireless ECG System
Publication:
Future Healthcare
LifeSync
for Life
A
Virtual Lifeline:
The LifeSync System
is a cable-free electrocardiogram
(ECG) system designed
to increase hospital productivity
and patient safety
Click
on the Audio Podcast for a Future
Healthcare Interview with Hoag
Hospital and The William W. Backus
Hospital
Publication:
Touch
Briefings
A
Disposable Wireless
Electrocardiogram
Monitoring System
Author:
Denise M. Korniewicz,
DNSc, RN, FAAN
The
LifeSync Wireless
ECG System
Author:
LifeSync Corporation
Hospital-acquired
Infections in Pennsylvania
Author:
Pennsylvania Health
Care Cost Containment
Council November 2006
Publication:
LifeSync
Corporation Study
LifeSync®
System with LeadWear®
Disposable Cable Replacement
System Reduces Artifact
and Increases ECG Alarm
Accuracy
Author:
LifeSync Corporation
Summary:
Use of LeadWear®
Disposable products in place
of traditional ECG lead
wires on the same patients
resulted in improvement
in alarm accuracy from 46%
to 92%
Publication:
NTI News
ECG
Wires: A Potential Source
of Infection
Author:
Donna Q. Brown, RN
Summary:
AACN peer reviewed
article compiling available
information regarding
ECG lead wires as a potential
source of infection.
Publication:
Cardiology News
Antibiotic-Resistant
Pathogens Found on 77%
ECG Lead Wires
Author:
Bruce Jancin
Summary:
77% of ECG lead wires
that were cleaned before
they were cultured contained
antibiotic resistant pathogens
including MRSA and VRE.
Publication:
Infection Control and Hospital
Epidemiology
Outbreak
of VRE in a Burn Unit
Authors:
Pamela S. Falk, MPH; Janice
Winnike, BSN; Carla Woodmansee,
MT(ASCP); M. Desai, MD;
C. Glen Mayhall, MD
Summary:
An outbreak of VRE in
a burn unit was traced back
to a contaminated ECG lead
wire.
Publication:
The Journal of the American
Medical Association
Excess
Length of Stay, Charges,
and Mortality Attributable
to Medical Injuries During
Hospitalization
Authors:
Chunliu Zhan, MD, PhD;
Marlene R Miller, MD,
MSc
Summary:
The average hospital
acquired infection is associated
with 9.58 days increased
length of stay, $38,656
in excess charges, and a
4.31% attributable mortality.
Publication:
The Wall Street Journal
Wall
Street Journal: Hospitals
Take Stronger Steps Against
Bacteria
Author:
Laura Landro
Summary:
Hospital acquired infections
cost the healthcare system
$20.5 billion. Only
$11.5 billion is reimbursed,
leaving the remaining $9
billion to be absorbed by
the hospitals, thereby impacting
operating profits.
Publication:
LifeSync Corporation Study
Technical
Bulletin: Interference Testing
Results of the LifeSync®
System
Author:
LifeSync Corporation
Summary:
LifeSync®
System can be expected to
operate reliably in a hospital
and other healthcare settings,
even one where other 2.4
GHz wireless systems are
operating.
Publication:
Nursing Spectrum
Nursing
Spectrum: Critical Care
Unplugged
Author:
Debra A. Wood, RN
Summary:
Nurses from Mercy Hospital
in Miami, FL and Piedmont
Hospital in Atlanta, GA
relate their experience
with the LifeSync® System.
Publication:
Nursing Spectrum
Nursing
Spectrum: Unwired at the
Bedside
Author:
Debra A. Wood, RN
Summary:
Nurses from Mercy Hospital
in Miami, FL and Piedmont
Hospital in Atlanta, GA
relate their experience
with the LifeSync® System.
