🚫 Myth: "Circadia will alert me in real-time for a heart attack, stroke, or other acute event."
Fact: Circadia is not a real-time telemetry system. It does not detect or notify for sudden acute events. Instead, Circadia continuously monitors each patient’s unique baseline and identifies gradual changes that may indicate early deterioration.
Clinical Context: This approach enables earlier intervention for subtle but meaningful changes—potentially preventing emergencies before they occur.
💡Question: “If the data is retrospective, how can Circadia be helpful?”
Answer: While data analysis happens retrospectively, it is extremely high resolution. Instead of a single vital sign reading per shift, Circadia captures one every 3 seconds—over 1,000 minutes of vital sign data daily.
Clinical Context: This rich dataset creates detailed trend lines, helping clinicians spot slow-building changes that would be missed with spot checks alone.
🚫 Myth: “Flags aren’t meaningful if the patient isn’t in the bed when I get them.”
Fact: Circadia flags are based on changes in baseline over time, not a single moment. A patient may be out of bed when you receive the alert, but the flag reflects meaningful trends detected over recent days.
Clinical Context: The recommended action is to assess the patient upon return, as the underlying change may still be clinically significant.
💡Question: “How did I receive a flag while the patient was out of their room?”
Answer: Circadia’s flags are generated from subtle changes in vital sign trends over time, not real-time events. Any flag you receive reflects patterns already detected in prior monitoring.
Clinical Context: It’s completely normal to see a flag while the patient is off the unit. Assess the patient when they return to ensure changes are addressed.
🚫 Myth: “I’ll get false positive flags after a patient returns from therapy like OT/PT.”
Fact: Circadia builds a personalized baseline for each patient. Short-term vital sign changes, like temporary increases after therapy or activity, are averaged into the broader trend.
Clinical Context: This design prevents false positives from brief activity spikes, so post-therapy fluctuations will not trigger unnecessary flags.
💡Question: “Who does the device monitor if there are two people in the room—like when I’m administering medications?”
Answer: When the device detects more than one person in close proximity, it enters Standby Mode and pauses monitoring.
Clinical Context: Once only the intended patient remains in view, the device automatically resumes monitoring to ensure accuracy.
🚫 Myth: “The Circadia device might be unsafe to use.”
Fact: The device emits low-power radar signals and is FDA-cleared for patient monitoring. It’s safe for continuous use in patient rooms.
💡Question: “Does the device interfere with pacemakers?”
Answer: No. It follows the same regulations as most transmitters (phones, computers) and is safe to use at the mounted distance from the patient.
🚫 Myth: “The device is recording me.”
Fact: Circadia does not record audio or video. It only captures respiratory rate, heart rate, and bed presence.
💡Question: “Does the device make a sound or alarm?”
Answer: No. It operates silently without alarms or alerts in the room.
🚫 Myth: “The device is attached to the patient.”
Fact: The Circadia device is completely contactless. It’s mounted on the wall above the bed and requires no equipment on the patient’s body.
💡Question: “Will this replace in-person nursing care?”
Answer: No. Circadia is a decision-support tool that complements, not replaces, bedside care. Nurses still provide all direct patient assessments and interventions.
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