Continuous Temperature Monitoring Archives - HIT Leaders and News https://us.hitleaders.news/tag/continuous-temperature-monitoring/ Healthcare Innovations and technology news and views Tue, 25 Oct 2022 20:14:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Continuous Temperature Monitoring: A Much-Needed Upgrade to Manual Temperature Checks https://us.hitleaders.news/specialized-focus/chronic-disease-management/38096/continuous-temperature-monitoring-a-much-needed-upgrade-to-manual-temperature-checks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=continuous-temperature-monitoring-a-much-needed-upgrade-to-manual-temperature-checks Tue, 25 Oct 2022 20:14:01 +0000 https://us.hitleaders.news/?p=38096 The availability of technology for continuous temperature monitoring presents an opportunity to remove the human element from temperature taking, thereby reducing error and improving patient safety. Current inpatient care relies heavily on vital sign measurement to monitor for clinical deterioration. Temperature is one of the four primary vital signs and aids in assessing common complications, like sepsis–a leading cause of in-hospital death (Rhee).

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