With patient safety a priority in today's global healthcare environment, combined with Hoana's recent acquisition of several international quality marks (CE Mark, J-GMP and CANISO), Herdman will be showcasing the LifeBed(TM) Patient Vigilance System to a broad, multi-national audience who will have access to this vigilance technology for the first time.
Dr. Herdman leads the clinical team at Hoana Medical, the company which developed the patented LifeBed technology.
The LifeBed transforms any hospital bed into an intelligent vigilance and alert network by invisibly tracking a patient's basic vital signs and bed exit attempts.
Unlike traditional monitoring devices that have cuffs, electrodes or other attachments to the skin, the LifeBed does this without any connection to the patient whatsoever.
Patients simply rest in bed while the bedside unit detects their heart rate, respiratory rate and whether or not they are attempting to get out of bed, if fall risk is a concern.
And, while other devices simply "monitor," the LifeBed system actually reads, interprets and alerts clinical staff through existing nurse call systems based on the patient's vital signs.
The LifeBed system has already been used on more than 15,000 individual acute care hospital patients round the U.S. and has resulted in hundreds of "interventions" -- providing a hospital patient a "new lease on life," that might otherwise have been lost .
"We are very excited about introducing the LifeBed and LifeGurney Patient Vigilance Systems for the first time on the global stage. Research is the backbone of what we do and is woven through every aspect of our business. Our findings continue to show that nurses embrace early recognition of patients at risk through technology. We are excited about continuing to support quality nursing practice and accelerating adoption of this revolutionary technology."said Dr. Herdman.
Current vigilance technology is already supporting nurses in providing the safest patient care by alerting them to hospitalized patients that start to decompensate between nursing assessments.
Something as simple as finding patients in trouble early makes an enormous difference in patient outcomes and enhancing the effectiveness of rapid response teams.
Hoana Medical also recently announced its new LifeGurney Patient Vigilance System, which uses the LifeBed technology on hospital gurneys, allowing hospitals to maximize holding areas such as the emergency room and ambulatory care by providing continuous vigilance to those patients.
Posted by Ehab Al-Abbadi
