Masha Kuznetsova PhD, MPH (formerly PhD Candidate in Health Policy (Management), Harvard Business School, is Senior Manager, Clinical Operations, Devoted Health. Harvard 1), Alice Y. Kim MS, RD (is a research assistant in the Division of General Medicine and Primary Care at Brigham and Women's Hospital.), Darren A. Scully BSN, RN (is Registered Nurse, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Boston.), Paula Wolski MSN, RN-BC (is Program Director, Informatics, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital.), Ania Syrowatka PhD (is Lead Investigator, Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Faculty Member, Harvard Medical School.), David W. Bates MD, MSc (is Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Professor, Harvard Medical School.), Patricia C. Dykes PhD, MA, RN (is Program Director, Research, Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School. Please address correspondence to Alice Y. Kim)
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Abstract
Background
Technology can improve care delivery, patient outcomes, and staff satisfaction, but integration into the clinical workflow remains challenging. To contribute to this knowledge area, this study examined the implementation continuum of a contact-free, continuous monitoring system (CFCM) in an inpatient setting. CFCM monitors vital signs and uses the information to alert clinicians of important changes, enabling early detection of patient deterioration.
Methods
Data were collected throughout the entire implementation continuum at a community teaching hospital. Throughout the study, 3 group and 24 individual interviews and five process observations were conducted. Postimplementation alarm response data were collected. Analysis was conducted using triangulation of information sources and two-coder consensus.
Results
Preimplementation perceived barriers were alarm fatigue, questions about accuracy and trust, impact on patient experience, and challenges to the status quo. Stakeholders identified the value of CFCM as preventing deterioration and benefitting patients who are not good candidates for telemetry. Educational materials addressed each barrier and emphasized the shared CFCM values. Mean alarm response times were below the desired target of two minutes. Postimplementation interview analysis themes revealed lessened concerns of alarm fatigue and improved trust in CFCM than anticipated. Postimplementation challenges included insufficient training for secondary users and impact on patient experience.
Conclusion
In addition to understanding the preimplementation anticipated barriers to implementation and establishing shared value before implementation, future recommendations include studying strategies for optimal tailoring of education to each user group, identifying and reinforcing positive process changes after implementation, and including patient experience as the overarching element in frameworks for digital tool implementation.
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