State-of-the-art, remote monitoring and clinician notification system helps
keep nursing facility patients safe and clinicians happy
IRVINE, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Masimo (Nasdaq: MASI),
the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry and Measure-Through-Motion-and-Low-Perfusion
pulse oximetry, today announced the first installation of the Masimo Patient
SafetyNet remote monitoring and clinician notification system outside of a
hospital setting. The East Tennessee Respiratory Center at Hillcrest North, a
skilled nursing facility in Knoxville, TN, installed the Patient SafetyNet
system after Respiratory Support Services (RSS) -- the center's respiratory
care providers -- outlined the significant clinical benefits that were
possible with the system.
Masimo Patient SafetyNet has made a remarkable difference in almost every
aspect of respiratory care at the Hillcrest North facility, stated Gene
Gantt, Chief Executive Officer of RSS. Evidence of Masimo Patient SafetyNet's
effect on patient safety is undeniable. After installation, we immediately
noticed a reduction in false alarms by more than 60 percent and a marked
reduction in hospital readmissions and acute care transfers, while the
effectiveness of our ventilator weaning program and our clinical efficiency
has improved.
Skilled nursing facilities are private institutions that present a unique
challenge to patient monitoring. There are no glass windows to make
observation of a patient in the privacy of their own room easy. Without an
appropriate remote monitoring and clinician notification system, physiological
early warning indicators -- such as decreases in oxygen saturation and pulse
rate, which often precede respiratory distress or cardiac arrest -- may go
unobserved.
In this setting, it is difficult to adequately monitor patients without
compromising their privacy or comfort, said Scott Gantt, Chief Operating
Officer of RSS. Masimo Patient SafetyNet allows us to monitor patients
remotely and provides early warning alarms that tell us when the physiological
parameters we have set for the patient are violated. This enables clinicians
to immediately respond to the patient's bedside and initiate care before a
potentially more severe event occurs.
Combining the gold standard Measure-Through-Motion-and-Low-Perfusion
performance of Masimo Rainbow SET Pulse CO-Oximetry technology with wireless
clinician alerts via pager, Patient SafetyNet provides a new level of safety
to patients in settings that preclude the level of direct surveillance
required and recommended to preempt adverse events. Masimo Rainbow SET Pulse
CO-Oximetry is the first-and-only technology platform capable of continuously
and noninvasively measuring many blood constituents that previously required
invasive procedures, including total hemoglobin (SpHb(TM)), oxygen content
(SpOC(TM)), carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO(TM)), methemoglobin (SpMet(TM)), pleth
variability index (PVI), oxyhemoglobin (SpO2), perfusion index (PI) and pulse
rate. At the heart of the system is Masimo SET pulse oximetry, clinically
proven to have the highest sensitivity (98 percent) and specificity (97
percent) through conditions of motion and low perfusion.(1)
We are very excited about the Masimo Patient SafetyNet system and the
improvements in care that we have already realized since implementing the
system at Hillcrest North, stated Carolyn Pointer, BSN, MPH, NHA, President
and CEO of Hillcrest HealthCare Communities. In fact, we look forward to
expanding the benefits of Patient SafetyNet to other facilities within our
network and continuing to lead the long-term care arena in advancements in
technology, monitoring and patient care improvements.
Rick Fishel, President of Masimo Americas, stated Patient safety and
quality of care are critical success factors in any inpatient setting. This
installation illustrates the impact and value of Masimo Patient SafetyNet
beyond the hospital setting. Respiratory Support Services and Hillcrest North
are pioneering the use of this advanced patient monitoring technology in
long-term care facilities with results that not only show improvements in
patient safety, but also in patient outcomes. We applaud them for their
vision, leadership and commitment to making a difference in the care of
patients.
(1) Shah N, Estanol L. Impact of Motion and Low Perfusion on SpO2 &
Pulse Rate in Three New Generation POs in Volunteers. Anesthesiology 2006;
105: A1433.
About Respiratory Support Services (RSS)
RSS is a full service post-acute care network providing respiratory
therapy (RT) personnel, equipment and supplies, as well as consultancy and
management services, to facilities like Hillcrest North in five southern
states. In addition, RSS has successfully lead efforts to add continuous pulse
oximetry monitoring to the Tennessee Standards for Ventilator Care in
Rehabilitation Facilities and the American Association for Respiratory Care
(AARC) Quality Respiratory Care Recognition Program.
About Hillcrest HealthCare
Hillcrest HealthCare offers services in four locations throughout Knox
County, Tennessee. Hillcrest North, the largest campus with two buildings and
271 licensed beds, provides both skilled and long-term care. Hillcrest West
and Hillcrest South are long-term care facilities with 194-beds and 95-beds,
respectively, and LakeBrook Place is a 28-bed assisted-living facility.
About Masimo
Masimo (Nasdaq: MASI) develops innovative monitoring technologies that
significantly improve patient care-helping solve unsolvable problems. In
1995, the company debuted Measure-Through-Motion-and-Low-Perfusion pulse
oximetry, known as Masimo SET, which virtually eliminated false alarms and
increased pulse oximetry's ability to detect life-threatening events. More
than 100 independent and objective studies demonstrate Masimo SET provides the
most reliable SpO2 and pulse rate measurements even under the most challenging
clinical conditions, including patient motion and low peripheral perfusion.
In 2005, Masimo introduced Masimo Rainbow SET, a breakthrough noninvasive
blood constituent monitoring platform that can measure many blood constituents
that previously required invasive procedures. Masimo Rainbow SET continuously
and noninvasively measures total hemoglobin (SpHb(TM)), oxygen content
(SpOC(TM)), carboxyhemoglobin (SpCO(R)), methemoglobin (SpMet(R)), and
PVI(TM), in addition to oxyhemoglobin (SpO2), pulse rate (PR), and perfusion
index (PI), allowing early detection and treatment of potentially
life-threatening conditions. Founded in 1989, Masimo has the mission of
Improving Patient Outcomes and Reducing Cost of Care by Taking Noninvasive
Monitoring to New Sites and Applications. Additional information about Masimo
and its products may be found at http://www.masimo.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release may include forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements are based on current expectations about future
events affecting us and are subject to uncertainties and factors, all of which
are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control, including:
risks related to our assumption that the positive results and clinical
outcomes represented by Respiratory Support Services at the Hillcrest North
Skilled Nursing Facility will be repeated at other hospitals, Masimo Patient
SafetyNet will deliver a sufficient level of clinical improvement over
alternative remote monitoring systems to allow for rapid adoption of the
technology on general care floors, as well as other factors discussed in the
Risk Factors section of our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 29, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May
1, 2008. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our
forward-looking statements are reasonable, we do not know whether our
expectations will prove correct. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance
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We do not undertake any obligation to update, amend or clarify these
forward-looking statements or the risk factors contained in our quarterly
report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 29, 2008, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required
under the federal securities laws.
Contact:
Dana Banks
Masimo Corporation
949-297-7348
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