GE Healthcare GE Ascom Solution - Manual (Page 5)

Forwarding secondary alarms to mobile handsets.
Ensuring an alarm notification reaches the right caregiver
wherever they are on campus is vital. To deliver this, the
GE Ascom solution has been created to add mobility to
patient data distribution in real time.
Inbuilt security and safety
When it comes to the area of message acknowledgement
and forwarding, the system increases reliability in the alarm
management process. For example, if nobody acknowledges
or rejects the message, it will be automatically escalated to
the next person in line within a pre-set time.
For further convenience, messages can be highlighted with
colors according to their priority/urgency or to identify a specific
sender. Color coding can also be used to indicate a message
status. To begin with, the message is red. When somebody
accepts the message, it changes to yellow and when actions
have been completed it changes to green.
Addressing the information silo issue
Workflow fragmentation and the accumulation of silos of
information are problems that affect most hospitals. Users
regularly complain of having to switch between systems,
memorize specific interfaces and constantly enter and
leave complex screens to access the data they need. The
GE Ascom solution streamlines these processes for quick,
easy data access.
Save time and reduce stress
The system is less intrusive and tiresome for staff –
they additionally receive data from their dedicated
patients directly to their mobile handset. This has a
double-positive effect in that it reduces time losses in
the workflow and allows nurses to perform other duties.
Logging and proof of care
Logging of alarm events for workflow optimization and
legal aspects helps to ensure accountability. Electronic
documentation of, for example, response time to alarms
improves the hospital’s position in the event of litigation.
Audit trails can also be traced and root cause analysis
capability (”related activities”) can be improved.