Modified Early Warning System improves patient safety and clinical outcomes in an academic community hospital

• Main Authors: Chirag Mathukia (Author), WuQiang Fan (Author), Karen Vadyak (Author), Christine Biege (Author), Mahesh Krishnamurthy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and objective: Severe adverse events such as cardiac arrest and death are often heralded by abnormal vital signs hours before the event. This necessitates an organized track and trigger approach of early recognition and response to subtle changes in a patient's condition. The Modifie...