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--> ANDOVER, Mass., Oct. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that Capsule, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Life, Inc., has received FDA 510(k) clearance of SmartLinx Vitals Plus, an innovative patient monitoring system that uniquely integrates vital signs monitoring and clinical documentation into one scalable platform. SmartLinx Vitals Plus, part of Capsule's SmartLinx Medical Device Information System™, is a powerful alternative to traditional low acuity monitors. It provides new functionality in a single platform that allows hospitals and other health care facilities to streamline user authentication, patient identification, vitals measurement, and clinical documentation by integrating vital signs modules and components directly to the SmartLinx NeuronTM 2 mobile clinical computer. "Today's patient bedside is crowded with technology used to capture, chart and review the complete set of patient vitals, and we see tremendous opportunity in technological convergence – the ability to combine these multiple components into a single device or 'all-in-one' solution requiring one workflow," said Kevin Phillips, vice president, marketing and product management, Capsule. "In SmartLinx Vitals Plus, we developed a fully integrated mobile system that streamlines the patient monitoring and clinical documentation process through a clinician-friendly, flexible workflow – complete with an early warning scoring system – that presents vitals data all on one screen, right at the point-of-care." As health care facilities retire older vital signs monitors, SmartLinx Vitals Plus offers a compelling alternative to conventional monitoring, which typically also requires a connectivity solution to automate charting and integration with the hospital electronic medical record. SmartLinx Vitals Plus transforms a clinical IT device into a biomedical device to create a new product category for health care organizations that are converging their IT and biomed/clinical engineering organizations."SmartLinx Vitals Plus has the potential to deliver more patient data to the medical record with timeliness and accuracy," said Capsule client Lisa Levine, MSN, BSN, RN-BC, supervisor, clinical systems, Memorial Healthcare System in Miramar, FL. "The workflow was designed with the clinician in mind, allowing for increased efficiency. IT will re-use the existing SmartLinx MDIS infrastructure for management and connectivity, making it an easy transition to use

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SmartLinx Neuron2--Courtesy of Qualcomm The deal just closed last month, but already mobile tech player Qualcomm ($QCOM) is rolling out a new vital sign monitoring system that enables the integration of vital sign monitoring and patient medical records from new subsidiary Capsule. The FDA just cleared the system, SmartLinx Vitals Plus, and Qualcomm is starting to deploy it to some customers this quarter with a wider rollout slated for next year.The Capsule system works to combine user authentication, patient identification, vitals measurement, and clinical documentation and enable monitoring of all that data via a tablet-like, mobile computer designed for clinical use, the SmartLinx Neuron2. Qualcomm closed an acquisition of Capsule for an undisclosed sum last month. "Today's patient bedside is crowded with technology used to capture, chart and review the complete set of patient vitals, and we see tremendous opportunity in technological convergence--the ability to combine these multiple components into a single device or 'all-in-one' solution requiring one workflow," Kevin Phillips, Capsule's VP of marketing and product management, said in a statement. He continued: "In SmartLinx Vitals Plus, we developed a fully integrated mobile system that streamlines the patient monitoring and clinical documentation process through a clinician-friendly, flexible workflow--complete with an early warning scoring system--that presents vitals data all on one screen, right at the point-of-care."The idea is to circumvent a typical IT strategy used by hospitals--to connect vital sign monitoring devices via a solution that integrates that data into the provider's charting and thus into the broader electronic medical record. The SmartLinx Vitals Plus is intended to create a system that more easily integrates clinical data to enable the creation and utilization of an integrated biomedical computing device. The system enables charting of 8 vital signs modifiers, oxygen delivery as well as 7 custom vital signs including noninvasive blood pressure, peripheral capillary oxygen saturation, pulse rate and temperature. It can function both as part of a handheld computer for the healthcare provider as well as a freestanding patient monitor. It works in conjunction with as many as 18 different categories of medical devices."SmartLinx Vitals Plus has the potential to

Maintain the proper ratio of nurses, certified nursing assistants, and medical staff in compliance with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)Staff management software reduces costsScheduling for optimum care fulfills only part of the quality equation. Every day you experience unexpected employee absences and tardiness that compromise even the best schedules. Many administrators deliberately overstaff their facilities to handle unexpected shortages. Others rush to fill gaps by offering extra hours to select employees, which often leads to overtime and favoritism. When the shortages continue, they call agency workers to fill the gaps.These reactive techniques drain the budget without improving quality. Overworked or unfamiliar workers are less likely to deliver high quality care. Long-term care and assisted living facilities must close staffing gaps before they impact resident care. Doing so requires staff management software that integrates attendance management, time tracking, and scheduling data. The software must also provide real-time alerts when scheduling gaps occur and help administrators close the gaps quickly.Integrated staff management software can continually share attendance and scheduling data on one platform. Some staff management software can provide at-a-glance views of live attendance and scheduling data across all facilities on one console. Administrators can immediately identify problems and drill down for deeper analysis. In addition, staff management software should track key performance indicators (like scheduling) and automatically alert administrators when a KPI falls below its thresholds.Prevents overtimeIn addition to receiving real-time alerts, you need to know how to quickly solve the problems. Staff management software, like SmartLinx, automatically presents a list of employees qualified to fill each scheduling gap without incurring overtime hours. SmartLinx can also accommodate unique facility rules, union and internal policies. In one click, you can offer a shift to employees in their preferred communication method, such as email, text, or mobile app. You're notified when employees respond. Discover how Oriole Health Care slashed overtime costs by 30%.Staff management software with business analytics can identify inefficiencies and performance trends that are increasing costs. For example, you can use SmartLinx to spot violations to your attendance policies, buddy punching, early and late punching and more. Check out SmartLinx Spotlight to learn more.Staff management software boosts reputations and reimbursementsSenior care facilities, especially those that rely on skilled nursing, are subject to various local, state, and federal regulations. Most regulations promote quality resident care by defining the employees needed to care for various resident populations and acuity needs. Staff