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Sepsis is one of the most deadly and costly conditions. But now poor SEP-1 performance could be even costlier for your hospital.  Starting January 1, 2024, SEP-1 is included in CMS’s hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program.

Caretaker Medical today announced the results of a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. The research assessed the accuracy of VitalStream’s cardiac output (CO) measurements against the established gold standard, pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) guided thermodilution CO, in the challenging post-surgery cardiac ICU setting.

Caretaker Medical’s advanced hemodynamic monitoring devices are now available to military units and Veterans Affairs, up-leveling the care of U.S. soldiers and veterans.

Caretaker’s new data aggregator and central display system can feed wireless health data for up to 30 patient rooms to the EHR through a single connection.

Charlottesville VA, August 16, 2023 — Persistent supply challenges affecting continuous cardiac output (CCO) thermodilution catheters are impacting hospitals worldwide. In response, Caretaker Medical is ramping up efforts to increase awareness of its FDA-cleared wireless, wearable continuous cardiac output monitor system, VitalStream, to ensure patient care is not impacted. The ongoing scarcity of CCO thermodilution…

The new study shows that VitalStream, a wireless, wearable FDA-cleared hemodynamic monitor, produces comparable cardiac output measurements to a pulmonary artery catheter.

With around 80% of hospitalized patients being prescribed intravenous (IV) fluid therapy[1], physicians need fast and reliable insight into how patients are responding so they can effectively manage changes in their blood volume. Incorrect intravascular volume can lead to severe complications, and even death. Reduced oxygen levels in organs can occur from a low volume,…

With September designated as Sepsis Awareness Month, and the tenth annual World Sepsis Day this September 13th, there is a renewed focus on this global health crisis which affects up to 50 million people a year and is associated with 20% of all deaths worldwide. Sepsis is a life-threatening condition which occurs when the body’s…

Non-invasive beat-by-beat monitoring can give medical staff the insight they need to be far more precise with fluid loading and thus eradicate the risk currently posed to patients.

VitalStream™ provides actionable, beat-by-beat data to help clinicians identify patient deterioration earlier, intervene earlier, and optimize treatment decisions such as whether and when to administer fluids, drugs, or therapies.