GE Medical Systems Information Technologies ApexPro FH Enterprise-Wide Telemetry
Today s EXCEPTION is tomorrow s rule. When you demand telemetry excellence, GE s ApexPro FH spread spectrum telemetry system delivers. Designed for patient safety and backed by industry-leading clinical technology, ApexPro FH helps protect your life-critical data transmissions from interference, dropout and downtime. ApexPro FH relies on a state-of-the-art networking infrastructure operating in the Wireless Medical Telemetry Service (WMTS) for dependable communication of vital patient information. When every heartbeat counts, ApexPro FH delivers the highest data integrity to ensure clinical excellence. Integrated with other relevant patient details on the Unity Network, GE s real-time patient data network, ApexPro FH enables care continuity across devices and locations. And with this knowledge converging whenever and wherever they need it, caregivers can respond to critical situations faster and work more productively. Increased patient safety, higher caregiver productivity and breakthrough technology are united in the most thorough, integrated and reliable wireless patient monitoring system available today. ApexPro FH. The future of telemetry starts here.
Life-critical technology for life-critical data. INNOVATION that gives and receives. ApexPro FH offers your organization a WMTS-protected, wireless patient monitoring system for unparalleled protection from signal interference and dropout. ApexPro FH utilizes a bi-directional, frequency-hopping spread spectrum infrastructure to help ensure that your patients data is transmitted clearly and completely to the central monitoring station. It hops around the frequency spectrum helping to prevent interference so you can deliver the best in patient care and safety. In addition, the threat of downtime due to interference is minimized: patients are monitored around the clock with less interruption. ApexPro FH embraces industry-standard IT components, like Ethernet and network switches, for exceptional scalability and redundancy for 640 patients in the WMTS. So whether you re responsible for one life or several hundred, you can meet today s needs while assuring you are prepared for tomorrow s demands. Knowledge Convergence 1 2 A vital TRILOGY. Clinical Excellence Care Continuity ApexPro FH s superior advantage is based on the critical trilogy of Clinical Excellence, Care Continuity and Knowledge Convergence at the point of decision. These three components work together to support unsurpassed patient care by delivering life-critical data to the bedside, across the hospital and at every point in between. ApexPro FH addresses the full spectrum of telemetry requirements through exceptional clinical capabilities and innovative technology that advance patient safety, caregiver productivity and organizational performance. With ApexPro FH, it s as simple as one, two, three.
KC Clinical Excellence CC Accept nothing less than EXCELLENCE. Patient safety and outcomes are your primary concerns. ApexPro FH raises the bar on both with exceptional detection and analysis of life-critical information to help you monitor your patients status more fully and accurately. ApexPro FH s clinical algorithm, EK-Pro, processes and analyzes four independent, simultaneous ECG leads meeting and exceeding stringent AHA guidelines. And with EK-Pro, ApexPro FH now supports atrial fibrillation detection and alarming. In addition, ApexPro FH has the capability to monitor two V-leads on each patient. Now caregivers can be vigilant for both arrhythmias and ST segment changes through a better picture of the patient s heart. With ApexPro FH telemetry, clinical excellence is never compromised.
Experience a life of CONTINUITY. With ApexPro FH, information follows the patient throughout the hospital so caregivers never have to search for relevant data. The system is fully compatible with the Unity Network, which can integrate several hundred GE monitoring devices into a single enterprise-wide system for an at-a-glance view of a patient s status. Because telemetry data is accessible enterprisewide, any bed can be used for monitoring. Patients can be placed flexibly throughout the organization while a centralized team of trained technicians monitor patients across the campus. Nurses are freed to focus on patient care with the confidence that their patients are receiving continuous, quality monitoring regardless of location. Plus, with Unity Network Patient Data Server (PDS), patient information is no longer tied to the monitoring device but instead is stored in a real-time patient event recorder. As a result, patient data collected in the ER, OR, ICU or any other care area on the Unity Network is immediately accessible for review. From admit through discharge, caregivers have confidence in decisions backed by a continuous patient record. CE KC Care Continuity 3 4
Seek KNOWLEDGE at the point of decision. Patient monitoring no longer operates in a silo. Ease of use and continuous, connective flow of patient data make wireless patient monitoring simpler and more efficient. ApexPro FH puts vital information in caregivers hands wherever they are, at the moment they need it most. With ApexPro FH, vital details are never more than three clicks away and multiple information access points beyond the central station enable constant vigilance and workflow flexibility. Patient information can be accessed via graphical pager, in-room display, web-based wireless Tablet PC, desktop, or laptop computer, empowering caregivers to respond quickly to critical situations and take appropriate action. Additionally, the Unity Network provides caregivers with a comprehensive range of options for easy access to life-critical patient data at the bedside, at the central station, and on mobile devices throughout the enterprise and beyond. StatView, GE s wireless secondary alarm notification system, seamlessly integrates with ApexPro FH to send a patient s ECG waveform graphically to the assigned caregiver s pager, helping to improve response time and quality of care while assisting hospitals in meeting JCAHO s alarm management requirements. Unity Network Patient Viewer connects patients and caregivers beyond the hospital walls by enabling remote viewing of telemetry information (and other Unity Network monitoring devices) via a web browser. When used in conjunction with a Tablet PC, Patient Viewer enables clinicians to wirelessly review waveforms at the bedside while making rounds or sitting in meetings. The CIC Pro central station functions as a clinical cockpit showing patient information from any one of hundreds of Unity Network monitors. An optional dual display capability in CIC Pro allows the flexibility to see telemetry information on one screen while interacting with web-based hospital applications on the other. To enhance point-of-care decision making, the UnityView in-room display can cost-effectively display data from two wired or wireless devices in the patient s room. A portable, wireless Dash monitor shows telemetry waveforms for any patient right at the bedside, without the need for additional cables. Knowledge Convergence CE CC
Key Features of ApexPro FH Bi-directional communication and frequencyhopping spread spectrum technologies help ensure data is transmitted clearly and completely; if not, data is automatically re-sent: a first in WMTS-based telemetry. Built on the EK-Pro clinical foundation, ApexPro FH delivers unsurpassed patient safety for your hospital through dual V-leads, atrial fibrillation detection, and four-lead simultaneous arrhythmia analysis. Patient monitoring capacity exceeds any other system with more than 640 channels in WMTS, providing unmatched scalability and opportunity for expansion. Industry-standard IT infrastructure and bi-directional capability position ApexPro FH to deliver many more innovative clinical and workflow features as they become available.
For more than 100 years, healthcare providers worldwide have relied on GE Medical Systems for medical technology, services and productivity solutions. So no matter what challenges your healthcare system faces you can always count on GE to help you deliver the highest quality healthcare. For details, please contact your GE representative today. General Electric Company reserves the right to make changes in specifications and features shown herein, or discontinue the product described at any time without notice or obligation. Contact your GE Representative for the most current information. 2004 General Electric Company 8200 West Tower Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53223 U.S.A. Internet: gemedical.com Americas: 800-558-5120 (U.S. only) 414-355-5000 Europe/Middle East/Africa: +49-761-45-43-0 Asia: +86-21-52574650 04-9062 2/04 Printed in USA