At ivWatch, we know that introducing new technology into a healthcare system is a significant decision. That’s why we’ve built a structured, collaborative evaluation process that allows hospitals to see the real impact of our IV infiltration detection system in your own clinical environments—before making an investment in this patient safety and quality improvement initiative.
The evaluation process is designed to showcase exactly how the product seamlessly integrates into your clinical workflow, provides insights into your extravasation rates, and how to improve holistic IV therapy best practices. As an established and trusted company with FDA-cleared and CE-marked medical device technology, ivWatch has completed over 35 clinical investigations and is validated by third-party, peer-reviewed studies.
Whether you’re a Chief Nursing Officer, Clinical Educator, Manager of a department, on Value Analysis, or a member of a committee, this guide walks you through exactly what to expect when partnering with ivWatch for an evaluation.
Discovery Begins with Understanding Your Clinical Needs
Every evaluation begins with discovery. Our team meets with yours for an initial conversation and live product demonstration, helping clinicians understand how ivWatch continuously monitors peripheral IV sites to detect infiltration events early—often before visual symptoms appear. From there, your facility enters a learning phase. This is a collaborative exchange: we listen to your team’s needs and priorities while you share insight into your current IV therapy landscape—like infiltration rates, unit focus areas, drug profiles, and how peripheral IVs are currently managed.
Kicking Off the Value Analysis Process
Once we align on the potential impact of ivWatch at your facility, your internal value analysis process begins. This step engages key departments—clinical, patient safety, risk, quality, procurement, and supply chain—to ensure cross-functional buy-in. You’ll complete an Evaluation Proposal Worksheet that outlines the goals and logistics of the trial. Our team then works closely with yours to finalize evaluation details such as units involved, duration, and key success metrics.
Prepping for a Seamless Go-Live
With a plan in place, we move into the pre-evaluation phase. Contracts are signed and we begin shipping and prepping equipment ahead of the evaluation. Our clinical team arrives onsite to unpack, test, and prepare devices, and we host Super User training sessions for your core clinical staff to ensure they’re ready to launch confidently. A final planning call brings everyone together to review the evaluation protocol and logistics one last time.
Real-Time Evaluation, Real-World Impact
Then comes the most exciting part—the live clinical evaluation. During this period, ivWatch monitors are used in your desired patient care settings across the selected units. Our team remains present and engaged throughout, providing in-person support, answering questions, and ensuring everything runs smoothly. We track clinical usage, monitor alert activity, gather clinician feedback, and help your team interpret what they’re seeing ahead of seeing clinical signs and symptoms.
Post-Evaluation Wrap-Up and Data Review
When the evaluation concludes, we analyze all the clinical data and feedback gathered during the trial and present a full summary of findings to key stakeholders and decision makers. This includes clinical outcomes, workflow insights, and cost-avoidance metrics. Together, we evaluate how ivWatch aligned with your hospital’s strategic priorities—and whether it delivered on the safety and efficiency improvements you set out to explore.
From Evaluation to Implementation
Finally, when your team is ready to move forward, we support the transition from evaluation to purchase. We review Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) contract options, finalize pricing and unit selections, and plan for full-scale implementation—backed by ongoing clinical training and account support.
Let’s Talk About Your Upcoming Evaluation
We believe that when clinical teams get to experience ivWatch in their own environment—with their own patients—the value speaks for itself. The evaluation goal isn’t to prove that the technology works, it’s to demonstrate a seamless integration into your existing workflow increasing your patient safety, reducing avoidable harm and clinician liability, and ensuring continuous quality improvement. ivWatch is here to partner with hospitals to deliver holistic, safer, and smarter IV therapy practice.
Interested in evaluating ivWatch technology at your facility? We’d love to start the conversation.