Ascom introduces 'Digistat Vitals', enabling single-entry vitals registration and scoring at the bedside
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Ascom introduces 'Digistat Vitals', enabling single-entry vitals registration
and scoring at the bedside
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The new application helps eliminate double documentation of vitals, scoring and
associated errors; provides faster availability of vitals and clinical scores in
Electronic Medical Records.
BAAR, Switzerland, Oct. 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascom (SWX:ASCN.SW), a
world-leader in Clinical and Care ICT solutions, has announced the launch of a
new application called Ascom Digistat Vitals. The new application enables
bedside single-entry registration of vitals and clinical scores in an Electronic
Medical Record (EMR).
With the application, clinicians register vital signs and clinical scores in an
Ascom Myco smartphone or selected Android(TM)* smartphones while at the
patient's bedside. The data is then uploaded to the EMR. This single-entry
registration eliminates double documentation and its associated high frequency
of errors, which according to one review of studies is "between 4.4% and 15.2%"
for vitals that are first recorded on paper then transcribed into an EMR. Paper-
based documentation can also result in an average delay of 40 minutes between
the initial taking of vitals and scores and their availability in the EMR.**
"Errors and omissions in vitals and scores-and their slow availability in EMRs-
can compromise patient safety," says Gabriele Unterberger, Managing Director of
Ascom UMS. "Single-entry registration, combined with automated scoring, helps
ensure the correct data are made available sooner in the EMR, providing a solid
foundation for appropriate and timely clinical responses."
The new application also offers guided automated calculation and bedside
registration of clinical scores such as the Aldrete Score and the UK's National
Early Warning Score. The application comes pre-loaded with scoring templates
that hospitals can customize to best meet their specific needs and goals.
"The new application also underscores the success of the integration between
Ascom hardware and software and the Digistat platform of clinical software,"
adds Unterberger. "Digistat Vitals is an exciting standalone innovation. But its
true value to hospitals lies in its integration with the extensive and growing
Ascom healthcare platform of nurse call and mobility solutions."
For more information, please visit: https://www.ascom.com/vitals
*Android is a trademark of Google Inc.
**Fieler, K. Vickie; Jaglowski, Thomas; Richards, Karen (2013) Eliminating
Errors in Vital Signs Documentation, CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing. Vol.
31, NO. 9, 422-427. Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Ascom Digistat Vitals is not available in the USA and Canada.
ABOUT ASCOM
Ascom is a global solutions provider focused on healthcare ICT and mobile
workflow solutions. The vision of Ascom is to close digital information gaps
allowing for the best possible decisions - anytime and anywhere. Ascom's mission
is to provide mission-critical, real-time solutions for highly mobile, ad hoc,
and time-sensitive environments. Ascom uses its unique product and solutions
portfolio and software architecture capabilities to devise integration and
mobilization solutions that provide truly smooth, complete and efficient
workflows for healthcare as well as for industry and retail sectors.
Ascom is headquartered in Baar (Switzerland), has subsidiaries in 15 countries
and employs around 1,300 people worldwide. Ascom registered shares (ASCN) are
listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange in Zurich.
Ascom Group Media Office, Daniel Lack, Company Secretary & CCO
+41 41 544 78 10, daniel.lack(at)ascom.com
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