"...Using [Pulsara] statewide significantly helped our load balancing efforts and eliminated 30-40 phone calls to the hospital transfer centers, as they were also monitoring Pulsara for possible patient requests..." - Eric Epley
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The data included in this deck represents a sampling of the accomplishments of some of our customers who have used the platform for their inter- and intra-organization patient care coordination needs and have tracked the impacts of the streamlined and flexible communication Pulsara enables.
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Providers used Pulsara, a HIPPA-compliant video chat platform, to remotely screen patients and refer them to regional monoclonal antibody infusion centers if they met criteria...
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A new study published by the AHA shows the use of AI and communication tools (Pulsara and Viz.ai) decreases treatment times between 43% and 53% for door-to-CT, door-to-needle, and door-to-puncture times.
Stroke
Clinicians involved in treating patients with suspected stroke or cardiac events were administered surveys measuring perceived organizational readiness...
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STEMI
Australia
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Implementation
University of Dundee
The implementation of Pulsara significantly improved time to CT for thrombolysis patients.
Using Pulsara led to shorter timelines in caring for patients with suspected stroke and STEMI, and strong uptake suggests the clinical utility of such a communication system...
A Brief Report on Postimplementation Performance at a Primary Stroke Center
After Implementing an Acute Care Coordination Medical Application and Implications to Emergency Medical Services
A Brief Report On Door-to-Balloon Times After Initiating the Application
After implementing Pulsara, the Island of Hawaii's Hilo Benioff Medical Center achieved a 24-minute reduction in average door-to-needle time for stroke patients.
Within a few months of implementing Pulsara, Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock reduced their average door-in-door-out time for stroke transfers by 42%.
How MEMS is Leveraging Communication Technology in Arkansas to Improve Outcomes for Behavioral Health Patients.
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Pediatric
Arkansas
In 5 months, Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock reduced their average door-to-puncture time for stroke patients by 58%
Arkansas Hospital Improves Treatment Times for STEMI and Stroke. Resulting in Average D2B time under 60 minutes for 3 consecutive quarters, and an 80% decrease in average door-to-CT time for stroke.
EMS County C4 Unit Leverages Pulsara to Find Treatment for Low-Acuity Patients. Results: Better care for low-acuity patients, Eliminated 434 unnecessary transports within 3 weeks, Successful and equitable ET3 program.
Community Paramedicine
Facility Cut Stroke Treatment Times by 30%, Reduced door-to-needle (DTN) times for TPA patients by 31%, Decreased door-to-groin puncture for LVO patients by 24%.
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Teller County, CO Leverages Pulsara for First-of-Its-Kind Telehealth Program
Arkansas Hospital Reduces STEMI Treatment Times by Nearly 30% in Four Months
Arkansas Hospital Cuts Their Time-to-Treatment for STEMI Patients by Half.
Transfers
Seattle-Area Medical Center achieves record times with Pulsara: 46-minute door-to-puncture time, 41% decrease in door-to-puncture time, and improved team communication with photos and messaging.
Streamlined Communication Saves Time for Trauma Patients: Trauma team notified 5-7 minutes faster, Trauma surgeons at bedside 5.8 minutes faster, 39% decrease in door-to-CT times for trauma.
Trauma
Coordinating Care Through a Crisis (COVID-19) using Pulsara, Regional Medical Operation Centers around the state of Texas saw a 75% reduction in phone calls, dramatically reduced miscommunication and wasted time.
Unified communication greatly improves outcomes for Texas stroke patients, resulting in a 59% decrease in door-to-needle time.
Door-to-CT times improved from 22 minutes on average to approximately 7 minutes, a 68% improvement.
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Reduced door-to-reperfusion (DTR) time for all STEMI patients by 13.4% in first year. EMS transported patients DTR time decreased by 34% in first year. Time continued to decrease, with a record time of just 17 minutes door-to-balloon time!
St. Bernards Medical Center Improves STEMI Care Coordination averaging Door-to-Balloon times to below 45 minutes.
How a hospital and EMS agency collaborated to decrease average Door-to-Device (DTD) treatment time by 19 percent in four months.
How one system combined advanced cerebrovascular imaging software and a secure mobile communication platform to enhance processes for stroke treatment.
Using Pulsara and FirstNet, the NTREMS team was able to facilitate a record-breaking door-to-door-to-needle time of 30 minutes.
FirstNet
Door-to-CT time improved by 21%, decreasing from 14 to 11 minutes; the door-to-lab time also improved by 13 percent, decreasing from 38 to 33 minutes.
Virginia Mason Medical Center is a nonprofit health care system based in King County, Seattle, serving the central Puget Sound region and Yakima area. This study shows a 22 % decrease in time-to-treatment.
How EMS and hospital teams in Des Moines worked together to create a regional system of care for improved communication and increased efficiencies in patient care and coordination.
As a result of the drastic improvement, Cy-Fair received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Plus Award – a national recognition for EMS agencies that meet high standards of performance.
Fire
A Cincinnati-area health care system significantly cut down its time to treatment for cardiac cases using Pulsara.
After introducing Pulsara, their overall response times decreased significantly without any other changes to their operating procedures.
The results of the implementation were almost immediate. Since implementing Pulsara in June, door-to-needle time in the stroke program has decreased by an average of ten minutes.
