Telemetry Monitoring in PA — Introduction

This four-part series takes a look at ongoing challenges in telemetry monitoring and best practices implemented at facilities throughout Pennsylvania to improve patient safety. In this video, national experts share how to strike a balance between leveraging telemetry alerts without overloading staff, how to make alarms actionable, and what's next in this field.

Participants:
Kristin Sandau, PhD, RN - Professor of Nursing, Bethel University, Chair of the 2017 AHA Committee's "Update to Practice Standards for ECG Monitoring in the Hospital Setting"
Marjorie Funk, PhD, RN - Professor Emerita, Yale University, Co-Chair of the 2017 AHA Committee's "Update to Practice Standards for ECG Monitoring in the Hospital Setting"
Rakesh Gopinathannair, MD, MA - Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratories, Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute
Dan Cantillon, MD - Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
Regina Hoffman, MBA, RN - Executive Director, Patient Safety Authority

For more information and resources for telemetry monitoring, visit http://patientsafety.pa.gov/pst/Pages...