GENESIS DM CLINICAL GUIDE
Patient Training
P.4510EN.01
12/5/2007
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Patient Reminders
The Genesis DM monitor will play audio patient reminders which can be scheduled with the monitor.
These reminders will present an audio and textual prompts at the conclusion of vitals acquisition. An
example of a patient reminder would be:
“Please remember your physician appointment this week”
Reminders will be presented prior to educational modules where applicable. Reminders cannot be
scheduled with the monitor in Classic mode.
New Voice Prompts
The Genesis DM voice prompts have been updated with new female and male voices. Voice gender
preference is configured by the user at the monitor and this option is also available via the setup wizard.
The monitor uses friendly voice prompts and easy-to-read text prompts to guide the patient through
each step of the monitoring session. Text and graphical cue prompts display in the monitor’s display
panel at the same time that the audio prompt plays.
Prompt timing
A monitoring session generally includes collecting weight, blood pressure, heart rate, and answers to
customized patient questions. Patients may also use the optional temporal temperature, oximeter or
peripheral medical devices.
Audio and text prompts are separated to allow the patient ample time to perform requested tasks. If
the patient does not complete the request within the time frame allowed after the first prompt, the
monitor repeats the prompt up to three times.
At the beginning of a session, the patient has thirty minutes to comply with the initial prompt to step on
the scale. During the thirty minutes, the scale prompt is repeated at the rate of once every five minutes
until the patient steps on the scale or the thirty-minute time frame ends. If the monitor times out, it
sends a empty packet of data to the LifeStream.
Once the session is started, the monitor allows time for each task as follows:
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Thirty seconds to answer each question
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Three minutes to attach a peripheral device
The Genesis DM monitor repeats prompts for each step until the patient complies with the instruction
and the unit gets a valid reading, or until time allowed for the task runs out. If the monitor does not get
a value for an enabled vital or peripheral device, it inserts a null value in the data packet for that vital or
device.
General prompts and text displays
The monitor goes through the following procedure: says a greeting, prompts for weight and then blood
pressure, asks programmed questions, prompts for programmed peripheral medical devices, reminds
patient to take medications, and thanks patient for completing their vital signs. If the monitor is
programmed to collect temperature and/or oximetry and glucose, the prompts are incorporated into
the session.
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