title: Realizing your resources. Implementing an enterprise-wide patient monitoring system begins with making the most of what you have.
abstract: St. Luke's Shawnee Mission Health System Kansas City, Mo.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Antiquated patient monitoring system led to personnel frustrations, limited reach of expertise and late detection of health concerns.
  
  
  METHODS
  Implementing an enterprise-wide patient monitoring system.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients monitored more closely, increased collaboration, reduction of patient transfers and lengths of stay, higher staff morale and patient satisfaction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Replacing the system altogether, not upgrading existing stand-alone system.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zechman
mesh_terms: D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D008923:Missouri; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D018511:Systems Integration; D013686:Telemetry / Q000295:instrumentation*