Frequently Asked Questions

Rhythm Strip Management (RSM)

Do I need to print and scan the rhythm strips?
No. Epiphany’s RSM solution imports the rhythm strips without the need for paper printing, duplicating, or manual scanning.

Does RSM support multiple-format rhythm strips?
Yes. Report format is configured by the monitoring system. RSM will accept the format your hospital most commonly uses.

Will I be able to see the rhythm strips in the patient’s chart in Epic?
Yes. Epiphany’s RSM solution will import the rhythm strips automatically as a PDF file. This is handled as a non-solicited order.

Can I search in Epiphany’s RSM solution for a patient’s rhythm strips and print them for clinical evaluation?
Yes. Epiphany's RSM solution will keep all rhythm strips for a predetermined number of days (this number is set at the time of implementation). Users search for a patient within RSM and print the rhythm strips or share them electronically with a physician who has log-in privileges.

How long will strips remain in RSM?
Rhythm strips may be sent directly to the EMR and/or retained in Epiphany's RSM solution for a specified number of days. Based on the volume of studies processed daily and the storage capacity allocated by the hospital’s IT team during project implementation, the strips may be retained by RSM for 30, 60, or 90 days.  

I am a nurse practitioner on a telemetry hospital floor with 36 beds.  My nursing staff now prints an average of 200 rhythm strips per day, yielding a total of approximately 78,000 strips per year. How much will our hospital save if we implement RSM?
Hospital workflows vary and every department has a unique way of managing rhythm strips. By reducing, or in many cases eliminating, the need to print the rhythm strips, the hospital saves substantially on the cost for thermal paper. The hospital also saves labor costs by eliminating the manual work necessary in printing, cutting, pasting, photocopying, and scanning the rhythm strips into the hospital’s EMR.     

Our hospital already has Epiphany's Cardio Server. Can RSM be installed on the same server?
No. The RSM software must be installed on its own server or virtual environment. As with Cardio Server, if there is a need for a production and test environment, then two servers will be necessary.

Can RSM handle more than one rhythm strip per patient?
Yes. Epiphany’s RSM solution supports an unlimited number of rhythm strips per patient.

Does RSM support a mixed environment of Philips PIIC Classic and PIIC IX monitors?
Yes. Hospitals may have a combination of Philips monitors. RSM will support both Philips PIIC Classic and Philips PIIC IX systems.

Can RSM send the rhythm strips directly to the EMR?
Yes. Epiphany’s RSM solution may be configured as a pass-thru system, enabling the strips to be sent directly to the EMR, eliminating the need for the user to log-in to RSM to retrieve or validate a rhythm strip.

Our hospital workflow requires that the attending nurse validate each rhythm strip before it is sent for archiving into the EMR. They must currently sign/initial the bottom of every printed page. How can we achieve this level of validation using RSM?
With Epiphany’s RSM solution the attending nurse may validate each rhythm strip. A digital signature is then placed on each rhythm strip before it is sent to the EMR, indicating that the rhythm strip has been validated. 

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