Alarm Communication Management (ACM)
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Alarm Communication Management (ACM) is an IHE Patient Care Device profile that standardizes how clinical alarm notifications are routed and delivered from medical devices to caregivers and communication systems.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
IHE Patient Care Device profile
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interoperability profile → |
| abbreviation |
ACM
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| aimsTo |
improve patient safety
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improve reliability of alarm delivery → reduce alarm fatigue → |
| concerns |
alarm acknowledgement
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alarm delivery confirmation → alarm escalation → alarm priority handling → |
| defines |
actors for alarm communication
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interfaces between medical devices and alarm communication systems → message flows for alarm notifications → transactions for alarm communication → |
| domain |
clinical alarms
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medical device interoperability → patient care devices → |
| focusesOn |
alarm communication workflows
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alarm delivery → alarm routing → clinical alarm notifications → |
| governedBy |
IHE Patient Care Device technical committee
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| hasStakeholder |
alarm management solution vendors
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clinical communication system vendors → healthcare providers → medical device manufacturers → |
| partOf |
IHE PCD
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Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise Patient Care Device domain → |
| purpose |
to enable interoperability between medical devices and communication systems for alarms
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to standardize delivery of clinical alarm notifications → to standardize routing of clinical alarm notifications → to support timely notification of caregivers about patient alarms → |
| relatedTo |
IHE technical framework
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clinical communication and collaboration systems → medical device alarm management → |
| standardizes |
content of alarm notification messages
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semantics of alarm notifications → transport of alarm notification messages → |
| supports |
integration with clinical communication systems
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routing alarms from medical devices to caregivers → routing alarms from medical devices to mobile communication devices → routing alarms from medical devices to nurse call systems → |
| usedIn |
acute care settings
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hospitals → intensive care units → perioperative environments → |
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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IHE Patient Care Device profiles
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