{"id":46725,"date":"2021-07-06T20:38:39","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T19:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nightwatchepilepsy.com\/careander-iqm\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T12:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T11:25:28","slug":"careander-iqm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nightwatchepilepsy.com\/en-us\/careander-iqm\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting NightWatch to a Smart Alarm Software Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A unique example of how NightWatch works within care facility Careander due to the brand-independent platform of IQ Messenger.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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NightWatch<\/a><\/span>\u00a0is now being used by many care facilities in the Netherlands. The system helps detect potentially dangerous (clinically urgent) seizures during sleep. The system not only allows the patient to feel safer but also alleviates the caregiver\u2019s burden. Another value add is that the system can also be linked to a call system providing additional benefits. Details of how this can be achieved are shared below.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Diverse alerts<\/span><\/h3>\n

It is crucial for supervisors or night staff to respond quickly to the diverse alerts sent out by NightWatch. Up to now, the diverse alerts the system sends out are, in most cases, transmitted to the nurse call system or a GSM-module through a simple relay contact. Supervising staff remotely receive an alert that either states that a potentially dangerous seizure is occurring or that a technical issue has arisen, subsequently, one would then check on the patient in question to see what is going on.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Communication with the\u00a0nurse call system<\/span><\/h3>\n

In addition to transmitting diverse alerts via the relay, it is possible to use a so-called API (Application Programming Interface<\/a><\/span>). In this case, NightWatch and a nurse call system, or platform, communicate through a network connection and accurate messages can be sent to the supervisors or the night staff with current measurements. Think of alerts that can differentiate between an alarm for a potential seizure and a technical problem. These messages are differentiated so that one would know the cause of the alert beforehand, hence the proper course of action can be given priority.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The IQ Messenger system<\/span><\/h2>\n

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There are many platforms available that can communicate with NightWatch in this manner such as the prominent Dutch company\u00a0<\/span>IQ Messenger (IQM)<\/a><\/span>. They have a brand-independent software platform for alerts and communication which is medically certified, like NightWatch.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Their applications and integrations are aimed at delivering the right information, to the right person, at the right time and to the right system. NightWatch together with IQ Messenger recognises that medical equipment is not confined to the domain of hospitals and that other health sectors are equally important. As such, in collaboration with IQM, we have developed an integrated platform which enables technical and medical alerts to be transferred, allowing healthcare professional to be immediately informed when a medical alert is generated from NightWatch.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

These alerts are delivered to smartphones where the content of the alert can be designed to fit the care process, i.e. the icon, the colour, ringtone, and text itself are determined by the healthcare provider. Recognisability should be a priority so that healthcare professionals immediately know what kind of alert it is.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Benefits of linking NightWatch to a nurse call system<\/span><\/h2>\n

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