February 16, 2023 – Masimo announced that Centroid®, a wearable, wireless patient orientation and activity sensor, has received an Innovative Technology designation from Vizient.
Every year, healthcare experts serving on Vizient member-led councils review select products and technologies for their potential to enhance clinical care, patient safety, healthcare worker safety or to improve business operations of healthcare organizations. Innovative Technology designations are awarded to previously contracted products to signal to healthcare providers the impact of these innovations on patient care and business models of healthcare organizations.
Masimo Centroid is designed to help clinicians monitor patient position to avoid hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) – which affect nearly 2.5 million patients in the U.S. each year, of whom nearly 60,000 die as a direct result1 – and can alert clinicians to sudden movements such as fall-like events. In addition, Centroid detects chest movements to continuously provide respiration rate, assisting clinicians with additional data to help them make more informed care decisions. Centroid pairs with Root using Bluetooth® to track a patient’s posture, orientation, and activity, providing the ability to monitor patient position and detect changes in position. The data transmitted by Centroid can be displayed in various formats on Root, giving clinicians multiple ways to assess adherence to protocols regarding tissue stress and to tailor care to the specific needs of each patient.
In addition, Centroid data can be relayed via the Masimo Hospital Automation™ platform to Patient SafetyNet™, Masimo’s centralized remote patient supplemental monitoring platform, and Replica®, a mobile application that allows clinicians to view continuous data regardless of location. Moreover, connectivity to the Masimo Hospital Automation platform allows clinicians to automate the charting of patient turns in electronic medical records (EMRs), as well as run reports and analytics, helping to direct resources and drive continuous improvement in turn protocol adherence.
HAPIs are on the rise, occurring in nearly 5% of all hospitalized patients in the U.S. Elderly and critically ill patients are often at highest risk for developing a HAPI, which can lead to further treatments and extended lengths of stay in the hospital. To compound the patient impact associated with these pressure injuries, there is a major economic burden for the hospital as well. Pressure injuries are classified as a hospital-acquired condition (HAC), and the treatment costs associated with HACs are non-reimbursable to the hospital. One pressure injury can quickly add up to tens of thousands of dollars in excess patient care expenses. Many facilities in the US spend millions each year treating these wounds. Pressure injuries are also a reportable quality metric to CMS.
According to the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP), scheduled turning protocols are known to prevent HAPIs, yet most U.S. hospitals still use techniques such as paper wall clocks or egg timers – methods proving to be ineffective and archaic in modern healthcare – to try and optimize this practice.4 Staffing issues and competing priorities have strained nurses, and staying on top of when a patient was last turned is difficult without a more sophisticated system – such as Masimo Centroid.