Further reducing the rate of code blue calls through early warning systems and enabling technologies

Abstract

Hospitals are facing an unprecedented level of change—with pressure from the general public to provide high-quality care and retain top talent by preventing burnout. How can they provide better patient care without overwhelming clinicians with more connected devices, alarming systems, and analytics solutions? Some challenges do not just cause harm to patients but they have a major economic impact on the financial health of the hospital. One problem for many hospitals is the growing number of “code blue” calls that warn clinicians a patient is in cardiac arrest. In this case study, you will learn the impacts of introducing an early warning system and its enabling technologies on Hamilton Health Sciences and why the underlying technology helped to produce positive results.