FAQ

The KEWS300 system delivers paperless, software-assisted, vital-sign observation recording and review and immediate care-protocol guidance at the bedside while simultaneously archiving the records on a central server, feeding them to an EHR (if any), displaying the records at the Ward Central station and allowing remote access to authorised users such as clinicians and management.

The principal bedside user is the nurse, who uses it for all patient ‘rounding’ activities and follow-up. The clinical staff also use it either at point-of-care or remotely to review patient status and trends. The Ward Manager uses it centrally to maintain close supervision of the real-time status of all patients and to monitor staff workload. Compliance and Quality staff may use it to monitor adherence to protocol and care policy.

The KEWS300 system is typically presented to the user via a touchscreen tablet mounted on the vital-sign monitor equipment used for patient rounding. The system accepts the patient vital-signs from the monitor equipment and combines them with other observations added directly by the nurse in order to compile a complete observation record, including (i) calculating any Early-Warning-Score that a hospital may use and (ii) providing real-time protocol guidance to the nurse as defined by the hospital’s policies. The tablet links by WiFi to the Server and from there the observation record is immediately posted to the EHR (if any) and to the Ward Central Station. Authorised users may remotely access these records.

The KEWS300 system is classed as a Class II ‘medical device’ by the European Union’s Medical Device Directive regulations. It is fully CE-marked as such and approved for sale throughout the EU. Additionally it is FDA-cleared for sale in the USA. The software is fully validated and has been independently certified by the regulatory authorities.

KEWS300 complies with international interface standards. Vital-sign monitors typically have interface ports which allow KEWS300 to easily connect e.g. General Electric’s Dinamap, Welsh-Allyn’s CSM etc. If any equipment is in use which does not have external ports then KEWS300 allows the nurse to simply enter those monitor values via the touchscreen. No existing ward-based equipment will need to be replaced if KEWS300 is implemented.

KEWS300 is HL7 compliant and can connect to any element of the Hospital Information System (such as PAS or EHR) either bi-directionally through query-retrieve or via an ADT listener.

Yes, the system is scalable from a single ward to an entire hospital.