UH deploys systems engineering approach to improve treatment

University Hospitals announced May 4 the implementation of a real-time surveillance technology system, Advanced Clinical Guidance-RemoteView ICU, to support higher acuity patient care.

Utilizing mobile technology, ACG-RemoteView, is manufactured by Talis Clinical and facilitates seamless integration of all patient monitoring equipment in the ICU environment, according to a news release from UH.

“COVID-19 has exposed gaps in the health care chain such as the disconnected nature of critical care, separated monitoring services and the shortage of highly trained skilled clinicians to care for the surge of patients requiring ventilator support,” said Dan Simon, chief clinical and scientific officer at UH and president, UH Cleveland Medical Center. “With the technology developed by Talis and the evidence-based clinical protocols developed by UH, we can link ICU data capturing patient monitor waveforms, ventilator waveforms, EMR details and updated lab values to better enable standards across our health system.

“Additionally, in a COVID-care environment, this mobile-enabled platform allows us to quickly stand up a remote monitoring command center which reduces clinician virus exposure, preserves PPE (personal protective equipment) and optimizes our resources.”

UH is among the first in the nation to implement this Talis solution that offers workflow orchestration and ensures patients on mechanical ventilation receive life-saving lung protective care.

UH has planned a phased implementation of the system with initial ICUs readied in the next few weeks and full scale deployment over the next several months, the release said.