Caution – Welch Allyn AcuityLink Clinician Notifier - User Manual User Manual
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Introduction
Welch Allyn AcuityLink Clinician Notifier
Related to close physical surveillance and specific patient populations
Caution
WARNING Do not rely solely on mobile devices running the Clinician Notifier
program to indicate patient alarms and patient monitor equipment alerts. Always
continue to monitor patients at patient monitors and the Acuity Central Station,
and respond to patient monitor equipment alerts. In these examples, mobile
devices do not indicate patient alarms:
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A clinician is not assigned to the mobile device.
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The mobile device is turned off or the battery is depleted.
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The assigned clinician has exited the Clinician Notifier program.
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The assigned clinician is logged out of the Clinician Notifier program.
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The mobile device is not communicating with the Welch Allyn Connectivity
Server.
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The Welch Allyn Connectivity Server is not communicating with the Acuity
Central Station.
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The patient monitor is not communicating with the Acuity System.
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The patient is disconnected from the patient monitor.
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Your facility’s AcuityLink Clinician Notifier option includes only the barcoding
feature.
WARNING Ensure that Acuity System patients are kept under close
surveillance, especially patients prone to arrhythmia events. Use AcuityLink
software only in conjunction with close surveillance by trained clinicians.
Caution U. S. Federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a
physician.