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    VitalConnect offers a wireless patient monitoring system called the Vista Solution. It uses a small biosensor patch called the VitalPatch that continuously monitors 8 vital signs. The data is transmitted to the VistaTablet and then to the cloud-based Vista Solution platform. This allows caregivers to remotely monitor patients in the hospital, after discharge, or at home. Continuous monitoring can help catch deterioration early, reduce hospital readmissions, and improve patient outcomes and recovery times.

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    VitalConnect offers a wireless patient monitoring system called the Vista Solution. It uses a small biosensor patch called the VitalPatch that continuously monitors 8 vital signs. The data is transmitted to the VistaTablet and then to the cloud-based Vista Solution platform. This allows caregivers to remotely monitor patients in the hospital, after discharge, or at home. Continuous monitoring can help catch deterioration early, reduce hospital readmissions, and improve patient outcomes and recovery times.

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    VitalConnect offers a wireless patient monitoring system called the Vista Solution. It uses a small biosensor patch called the VitalPatch that continuously monitors 8 vital signs. The data is transmitted to the VistaTablet and then to the cloud-based Vista Solution platform. This allows caregivers to remotely monitor patients in the hospital, after discharge, or at home. Continuous monitoring can help catch deterioration early, reduce hospital readmissions, and improve patient outcomes and recovery times.

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    VitalConnect offers a wireless patient monitoring system called the Vista Solution. It uses a small biosensor patch called the VitalPatch that continuously monitors 8 vital signs. The data is transmitted to the VistaTablet and then to the cloud-based Vista Solution platform. This allows caregivers to remotely monitor patients in the hospital, after discharge, or at home. Continuous monitoring can help catch deterioration early, reduce hospital readmissions, and improve patient outcomes and recovery times.

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    The key takeaways are that VitalConnect provides continuous patient monitoring using wearable biosensors and mobile devices to measure vital signs and notify care providers of changes in real-time.

    The VitalPatch biosensor monitors eight vital signs: ECG, heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature, body posture, fall detection, activity, and heart rate variability.

    The Vista Solution helps nurses in hospitals by providing continuous monitoring to identify at-risk patients earlier, allowing patients to rest and recover faster while reducing clerical duties for nurses.

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    Topic: VitalConnect
    Definition:

    VitalConnect, Inc., a leader in wearable biosensor technology for wireless monitoring, which ushers in
    the next-generation of its Vista Solution platform for real-time patient monitoring. VitalConnect is the
    leading digital health patient monitoring company with U.S. FDA clearance for both hospital and in-home
    solutions. The mobile interface of the VistaTablet offers healthcare providers and patients unprecedented
    access to vital sign data continuously acquired by the VitalPatch wearable biosensor regardless of patient
    location. The VitalPatch biosensor is the smallest and lightest FDA-cleared Class 2 medical device that
    measures eight vital signs in real-time.

    What does it do?

    1. Vista Solution Interface


     Continuous patient monitoring. Anytime, anywhere.
     Promote patient mobility in hospital and home
     Improve patient comfort with automatic vital measurements, minimizing interruptions

     View all patients from one screen, regardless of their location.

     Group and sort patients to find those that need attention and those who are stable and can be
    left to rest undisturbed.
     Caregivers can review historical vital sign data for each patient to understand trends and
    inform treatment decisions.
     Receive notifications on screen and via text for patients that are outside their current
    threshold.

    2. The Patch
    The Vital Patch is a health monitoring device in the growing field of TeleHealth. Never
    before has such a small, elegant device provided so much valuable information for
    physicians and nurses. This state-of-the-art biosensor monitors eight physiological
    measurements continuously, in real time. Clinical-grade accuracy without the hassle of
    traditional monitoring equipment.

    VitalPatch monitors a total of 8 vital signs:


     Single-Lead ECG  Body Temperature
     Heart Rate  Body Posture
     Heart Rate Variability  Fall Detection
     Respiratory Rate  Activity

    Usability:
     Class 2 device – cleared for home & hospital use
     Single Use and Fully Disposable – Preferred by caregivers to minimize infection
     Five-day wear duration (120 hours) – Another biosensor is applied for longer monitoring
     Live, Stored and Continuous data – Real-time vitals, 10 hours of storage on biosensor
    Form Factor
     Wireless and wearable – Freedom of movement for patient, ease of use for clinician
     Smallest and lightest biosensor available – 11 grams, about the weight of two nickels.
     Water Resistant – Allows bathing and normal activities while wearing
     Multiple placement positions for patient comfort – Important in remote monitoring

    3. The VistaTablet
     The VistaTablet is a handheld mobile relay device that securely hosts and transmits the vital
    signs measured by the VitalPatch biosensor, presenting this data locally for the patient and to
    healthcare providers through the Vista Solution platform. The mobility of the VistaTablet
    supports timely remote analysis by caregivers for patients regardless if they are in the hospital
    or at home. The Vista Solution platform allows physiological data for all patients to be easily
    accessible through the accompanying cloud-based application or viewed directly on the
    VistaTablet.
     In addition to serving as an easily accessible monitor for real-time vitals data at the point-of-
    care, the VistaTablet serves as a connection point between the VitalPatch and the Cloud. The
    tablet connects to VistaCloud, VitalConnect’s online server, over WiFi or through a cellular
    connection. However, a steady internet connection at all hours of the day is not a
    requirement, since the patch is capable of storing up to ten hours worth of vitals data, then
    offloading to the tablet (and hence, Cloud) when a connection is available. For the same
    reasons, the tablet does not need to be within Bluetooth range at all times the tablet does need
    to be charged at least once a day.
     The VistaPoint application’s data view consists of seven tiles for presenting a live-feed of
    measured data. While the company markets the patch’s ability to measure eight vital signs,
    only seven measurements are accessible through the tablet: respiratory and heart rates, ECG,
    skin temperature, activity (in the form of a pedometer), body posture (a choice of laying
    down, leaning, upright, walking, or running), and fall detection. The eighth measurement is
    heart-rate variability, which is only accessible with the historical data via VistaCloud. Along
    with the data presentation, the tablet monitors the patch’s life (percentage left of the five
    days), enables recalibration of posture sensing, and acknowledgement of fall detection alerts.

    How is it related to nursing?

    1. Hospital Monitoring
    Keeping healthcare professionals informed.

    While a hospital is certainly a safe place to be for patients suffering from a serious
    condition, a nurse who manually checks their vital signs is typically the only way they are
    monitored. These spot checks usually occur once every staff shift—which typically
    translates into three shifts a day.

    Even in the most care-intensive environments, a lot can happen in the eight hours or so
    that elapse between spot checks. The Vista Solution closes these gaps by providing
    continuous monitoring that can immediately notify healthcare professionals when a
    change in a patient’s condition occurs, allowing patients to rest peacefully and potentially
    leading to a faster recovery.
    By any measure, nurses have an overwhelming amount of data to collect and enter into
    their charts. The Vista Solution minimizes the potential for human error by
    providing a more efficient and accurate way to collect data, thereby enabling
    hospital staffs to spend less time on clerical duties—and more time caring for their
    patients.

    Advantage:
    o Identify patients at risk for deterioration and intervene before it’s too late.
    o Hands off continuous monitoring allows the patient to rest and recover faster.
    o Track biometric trends to enable predictions that lead to a better outcome

    2. Post-Discharge Monitoring
    Keeping the connection alive when it counts most

    It’s all too easy for healthcare professionals to lose insight to a patient’s condition once they leave
    the hospital. Standard practices usually call for a check-up appointment with a physician within a
    week or so—but what happens in the interim, from the time a patient is discharged until the next
    appointment at the hospital, can be crucial.

    This is the time where the continuous patient monitoring of VitalConnect provides confidence.
    While post-discharge monitoring is typically important for the first month for most medical
    conditions, it can be vital for up to three months for a serious condition such as congestive heart
    failure. With the revolutionary Vista Solution platform, physicians and nurses have
    continuous access to critical information about their patients’ vital statistics.

    Advantages:
    o Identify patients who need earlier intervention
    o Reduce hospital readmissions
    o Improve patient recovery time

    3. Remote Patient Monitoring
    Giving patients the confidence that comes with continuous care.

    One of the most transformative features of the Vista Solution is the ability to
    remotely monitor the health of patients as they go about their daily lives. This real
    time and continuous monitoring enables healthcare providers to know at all times,
    from anywhere, how their patients are faring, and potentially predict deterioration
    of health conditions before they ever happen.

    Advantages:
    o Remotely identify patients at risk for deterioration
    o Enable the prioritization of the patient population
    o Prevent hospital admissions

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