zio – NWH Emergency Medicine https://nwhed.org EM ultrasound and beyond... Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:35:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 199323380 Zio Patch at NWH ED https://nwhed.org/2025/06/01/zio-patch-at-nwh-ed/ Sun, 01 Jun 2025 14:58:00 +0000 https://nwhed.org/?p=1052 Continue reading Zio Patch at NWH ED]]> REMINDERS

1: Ziosuite can be accessed here.

2: Zio workflow and announcement

2: Please consult cardiology for appropriate patients

  •  Palpitations/syncope etc.. That are stable for discharge
  • Establish with the cardiologist that this is an appropriate patient for Zio patch
  • Communicate with Dan Matthews, referral coordinator via meditech or teams that Zio was placed

2:  Remind patient basics about this product

  •  Data is only available to the cardiologist after the device is sent back to the manufacturer and the cardiologist accesses the data
  • If the patient comes back to the ED the next day, we have NO way of knowing what their electrical rhythm was from the patch
  • Do not submerge your body in water (swimming/hot tub)
  • If the patient feels an event while wearing the patch, tap the button on the device…
  • Remind them about common cardiac return precautions

3:  Basics of the process (see process map and overview attached for more detail)

  •  ED provider consults cardiology and decides on Zio
  • Zio ordered by ED provider, ED provider gives basic education on product
  • ED PCT places patch
  • Referral coordinator registers patient into the Zio system (potentially next day if after hours/weekend placement)
  • Patient gets discharged and follows up with cardiology after 2 weeks (to allow time for the 14 day monitor and product to be sent back to Zio)

4. The ZIO patches are stored in Joe’s office, next to the prescription pads.

5. The tracking book for PCTs to record Zio Patch patient information will be stored next to the Rabies book.

6. If you order a Zio on someone, please send Evan an email to ensure the process is working as designed

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