Welch Allyn AcuityLink Clinician Notifier - User Manual - Manual (Page 5)

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Introduction
Intended use
The AcuityLink
®
option is Welch Allyn’s mobile alarm management solution. It consists of
Clinician Notifier software for non-proprietary mobile devices and administrative software
for the Welch Allyn Connectivity Server (WACS).
Mobile devices running the Clinician Notifier software deliver patient alarm information
and realtime waveforms gathered from patient monitors connected to the Acuity
®
Central
Monitoring System. The devices are not intended for use as primary alarm notification
devices. Devices running Clinician Notifier software are not directly connected to patients.
The AcuityLink option is designed to extend the patient monitoring functions of the Acuity
Central Monitoring System. The software enables administrators to track the status of
clinician-patient assignments, and it enables clinicians to track, respond to and view
Acuity System patient alarms, view historical alarm details and waveforms, and view
realtime patient waveforms. The mobile devices can be used for barcode scanning to
enter patient ID and room number.
The AcuityLink option is to be used by authorized health care professionals using standard
institutional procedures and good clinical practice guidelines for patient monitoring. Staff
training in the operation of the AcuityLink option is essential for optimal use. Users should
be skilled at the level of a technician, nurse, physician, health care provider or medical
specialist, with the knowledge and experience to acquire and interpret patients’ vital signs
data.
Individuals using the AcuityLink option should be familiar with its operation as described
in this manual, and they should understand all warnings and cautions in the manual.