Physician Advisors to Consult on Real-Time Healthcare & Patient Safety Issues

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Expertise will Provide Valuable Insights on Supporting Clinical Workflow and Driving Improved Quality of Care

Milford, CT—March 27, 2017—Bernoulli, the leader in real-time solutions for patient safety, announced that two prominent physicians will join the company as consultants to explore issues related to real-time healthcare delivery and increased patient safety.

Neil A. Halpern, MD, MCCM, FCCP, FACP, is Director of the Critical Care Center, Chief of the Critical Care Medicine Service and Medical Director of Respiratory Therapy at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center in New York. Dr. Halpern oversees a team of highly experienced doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, respiratory therapists, research and bedside nurses, and critical care programmers who help provide care for patients in MSK’s adult medical-surgical intensive care unit (ICU).

Since 2000, he has co-chaired the hospital’s Clinical Device and Product Evaluation Committee, and since 2014, the Alarm Committee at MSK. Between 2005 and 2007, he chaired the multidisciplinary ICU Design Committee that developed the plan and monitored the construction of MSK’s 20-bed medical-surgical adult ICU, which opened in April 2007.

“There is a clear need in healthcare for greater connectivity, interoperability and comprehensive real-time data to support improved patient safety, enhanced care team collaboration and proactive clinical intervention,” said Dr. Halpern. “I look forward to advising Bernoulli on the applications and services that will have the greatest impact.”

Amar Setty, MD, is the CEO of AnesthesiaStat, a Baltimore-based anesthesia consulting and management company operated by practicing, Board Certified anesthesiologists. In addition to an active private practice, Dr. Setty serves as the immediate-Past President of the Maryland Society of Anesthesiologists, where he continues to be an advocate.

He is working to develop data-centric applications for patient-advocated value-based care, ultrasound/video-based artificial intelligence for medical procedures, as well as an app for patient empowerment in chronic pain. He has a unique interest in the use of technology to improve the perioperative experience and is working to build a new system of surgical risk prediction and management. He hopes to improve the quality and care of patients before and after discharge.

“The complexity and exponential growth of patient-generated data in modern care settings can be overwhelming, and even act as a barrier to real-time patient care and interventions if not properly managed,” said Dr. Setty. “I am excited to sharing my perspectives and experiences as a physician with Bernoulli to better facilitate the use of comprehensive real-time patient data to improve patient safety, quality and cost of care.”

“Many of the challenges facing healthcare providers – including mitigating patient safety threats, embarking on value-based care initiatives, and streamlining clinical workflows – require comprehensive real-time data, surveillance and analytics,” said Janet Dillione, CEO of Bernoulli. “Dr. Setty and Dr. Halpern’s clinical expertise will help uncover valuable insights, enabling us to better align our solutions with the needs of hospitals and health systems.”

 

About Bernoulli

Bernoulli is the leader in real-time solutions for patient safety, with more than 1,200 installed, operational systems. Bernoulli One™ is the market’s only real-time, connected healthcare platform that combines comprehensive and vendor-neutral medical device integration with powerful middleware, clinical surveillance, telemedicine/virtual ICU, advanced alarm management, predictive analytics and robust distribution capabilities into ONE solution that empowers clinicians with tools to drive better patient safety, clinical outcomes, patient experience, and provider workflow. For more information about Bernoulli, visit www.bernoullihealth.com. Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn. Visit our Resource Center to download case studies, white papers and articles.

Cleveland’s News 5 – Dead in Bed – report on opioids

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On November 18th Cleveland’s News 5 aired Dead in Bed: A deadly hospital secret. Dead in Bed is the result of a 5 month investigation that interviewed some of the nation’s most respected medical experts on why healthy patients are dying within hours of surgery.

Although the investigative report, stated it believed that new pain management standards implemented 15 years ago may be contributing to risk factors, seems like new news, the AAMI Foundation has been advancing safety in healthcare technology with initiatives on National Coalition to Promote Continuous Monitoring of Patients on Opioids and the Nation coalition for Alarms. Their kick off meeting National Coalition to Promote Continuous Monitoring of Patients on Opioids – in November of 2014 covered the Opioid and Sedative Use Increases the Risk of In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Arrest and more.

This is an on-going issue that concerns the use and monitoring of patients being given opioids, Opioid deaths effects nearly everyone, regardless of race and has tripled over the last 20 years. This is a real issue that needs the healthcare industry’s attention.

To listen to the the full investigative here report from News 5 click here

To connect with the AAMI click here.

If you haven’t signed up for it there is still time to register for the Bernoulli sponsored webinar  “We See You When You’re Sleeping: Addressing Patient Safety Risks Surrounding Opioid-Induced Sedation” with presenter Jeanne J. Venella DNP, MS, CEN, CPEN on November 30th

Bernoulli CIO to Speak at BIOMEDevice Summit

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John Zaleski, Bernoulli CIO, to Speak on Device Integration and Interoperability at BIOMEDevice Summit

MILFORD, CT—  December 7, 2016 – John Zaleski, PhD, CAP, CPHIMS, Bernoulli Executive Vice President and Chief Informatics Officer, will be a features panelist at the 2016 San Jose Connected Health Device Development Summit, Dec. 7-8, at the San Jose Convention Center in California.

Dr. Zaleski will appear on a panel discussion called Interoperability: Integrating Your Connected Device with the Hospital, Clinic and Home Ecosystems on Thursday, December 8, from 8:30am to 9:15am.

The panel will discuss:

  • The common interfaces used in the marketplace like Wi-Fi and space on the spectrum.
  • Provide updates on HL7 and IHE standards.
  • Explore better practices being used to address HIPAA privacy and security concerns during the onboarding process.

Dr. Zaleski will be joined by Steve Abrahamson, Director, Product Security Engineering, GE Healthcare; Steve Hegenderfer, Director, Developer Programs, Bluetooth; and Bill Saltzstein, President, Code Blue Consulting.

“Hospitals and health systems are constantly seeking ways to leverage data that flows from a device into a system of record. The use of the data to improve patient care management and clinical decision making comes immediately to mind—but that only scratches the surface of what is possible,” said Dr. Zaleski. “I’m looking forward to a lively and informative discussion.”

BIOMEDevice San Jose showcases emerging trends and innovations that will set the tone for the biomed industry in 2017 and beyond. The conference offers training on digital device trends and exploring effective ways to overcome barriers to market entry, all in a two-day Connected Health Device Development Summit. Register to attend.

Follow Bernoulli on LinkedIn and Twitter for additional updates, as well as access to case studies, thought leadership and other information.

 

ECRI Institute Evaluation of Ancillary Alarm Notification Systems Report

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“Is your hospital or health system considering technology to help address The Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goal to reduce the risk of harm associated with clinical alarm systems?  The independent, well-respected ECRI Institute recently published an evaluation of Ancillary Alarm Notification Systems, including Bernoulli One™.  ECRI subscribers can access the report on the Health Devices website.”

Bernoulli Concludes Successful AAMI Foundation Patient Safety Event

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Bernoulli client—the Hospital for Special Care—delivered presentation on ventilator alarm management

AAMI Foundation Patient Safety Event

AAMIRepresentatives from Bernoulli and its client, the Hospital for Special Care (HSC), joined 100+ attendees and 18 leading healthcare organizations at the AAMI Foundation’s regional meeting in Chicago. The two-day conference featured presentations on continuous monitoring of patients receiving opioids, alarm management and improvements to infusion therapy safety.

Connie Dills, MBA, RRT, RPFT, Respiratory Practice Manager at HSC, a Connecticut-based long-term acute-care (LTAC) hospital, delivered an insightful presentation detailing the success the hospital has had using the Bernoulli One™ platform to reduce and manage alarms on more than 100 ventilators in their facility. Results cited in Ms. Dills presentation included:

  • An 80% reduction in ventilator alarms that require clinical action
  • Enhanced ventilator alarm response time
  • No serious ventilator-related safety events in more than 13 years

A detailed case study of HSC’s successes with Bernoulli One™ can be found here.

“Alarm management and continuous monitoring for patients on opioids are two of the top patient safety priorities in healthcare today,” said Janet Dillione, CEO of Bernoulli. “Bernoulli OneTM supports hospitals and health systems in their efforts to achieve full compliance with the Joint Commission’s National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) on clinical alarm safety and also enables continuous, real-time surveillance of patients connected to virtually any medical device. Our partnership with the AAMI Foundation allow us to engage with thought leaders on the frontlines as well as other industry partners to address these challenges.”

Other healthcare organizations that presented included Roper St. Francis Health System, St. Mary’s Health System, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Evergreen Health, Johns Hopkins Hospital, University of Maryland Medical Center, Jefferson University Hospitals, Winchester, NCH Healthcare System, Hallmark Health, Western Maryland Health System, Allina Health, and Lancaster General Health. Bernoulli is a sponsoring partner of the AAMI Foundation’s Coalition for Alarm Management Safety and Coalition to Promote Continuous Monitoring for Patients on Opioids.

Becker’s Hospital Review 137 healthcare entrepreneurs to know

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For seriously ill patients, American health care is among the best. One of the reasons is the serious commitment to innovation by corporations in the healthcare field.

Entrepreneurs Improving Healthcare Quality

According to Becker’s Hospital Review there are 137 entrepreneurs in the healthcare space who are innovating in the medical, IT, consumer and medical professional fields.

Bernoulli’s CEO, Janet Dillione,  is one of them.

Bernoulli is  focused on real-time connection in health care with more than 1,200 systems installed. The flagship platform is Bernoulli One™, a real-time, end-to-end connected healthcare platform combining comprehensive and vendor-agnostic medical device integration with powerful middleware, clinical surveillance and telemedicine, among other applications.

To see the list click this link.

Bernoulli to Attend AAMI Foundation National Coalition for Alarm Management Safety

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Bernoulli to Attend AAMI Foundation National Coalition for Alarm Management Safety

Bernoulli will take part in the AAMI Foundation’s National Coalition for Alarm Management Safety meeting July 20-21. Bernoulli CIO John Zaleski will be in attendance, as well as representatives from two of Bernoulli’s customers—the Connecticut-based Hospital for Special Care and New Jersey-based Virtua.

The goals of the meeting include determining the unmet needs in hospitals struggling to improve alarm management that the coalition should address, and what deliverables can be developed to fill those needs. In addition the coalition will continue to:

  • Build a common taxonomy around alarm signals and alarm conditions that industry, clinicians, and nursing orgs agree to adopt so all may communicate more effectively about alarms.
  • Build and populate a cloud-based database to generate improved algorithms for alarms and smart alarms.
  • Build national database to collect device alarm parameters contributed to the database by the participating hospitals.
  • Develop new tools and resources for improving alarm notification to reduce alarm fatigue.

Watch this space for more detail. You can also follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to engage with our thought leadership, read our latest white papers and case studies, and find links to articles and interviews. You can read our latest white paper on strategies to reduce alarm proliferation click here.

Bernoulli nominated for The Health 2.0 Tech Award

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This year Bernoulli has been nominated for The Health 2.0 10-Year Global Retrospective Awards, under the category of Tech Company.

This is a great honor and opportunity for Bernoulli.

The announcement of the winners of the Retrospective Awards – Tech Companies will be on September 27th. The voting ends on July 31, so please vote as soon as possible.  To vote for Bernoulli for this award please complete the short voting form at this link.

Health 2.0, through a global series of conferences, developer competitions, and leading market intelligence, drives the innovation and collaboration necessary to transform health and health care.

Health 2.0 has introduced over 500 technology companies that will make a difference in the world market.

This years fall conference, September 25-28 is in Santa Clara. The keynote speakers include Harvey Fineberg, President of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and Karen DeSalvo, Head of ONC.

Jeanne Venella featured on RN FM radio

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203 Episode of RN FM Radio,

The Alarming Truth at the Bedside of Nursing with Jeanne Venella, DNP, Chief Nursing Officer of Milford, CT-based Bernoulli,

is an informative, funny, personable,and extensive discussion of the issue of alarm fatigue, the risk for patients, the process and governance needed to address it and the capabilities of Bernoulli One to not just manage alarms but actually reduce them.  The best part of the interview is probably when one of the nurse hosts mentioned that by 2020, hopefully all nurses/hospitals will have Bernoulli in place to ease their alarm woes

RN FM Radio The 55-minute broadcast RN FM Radio can be heard here: http://rnfmradio.com/episode203 – this page also features a full-length article, as well as links to resources on the Bernoulli website and social media.