AMSTERDAM, Jan. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global
leader in health technology, today announced the launch of its
next-generation Patient Monitoring solution in the U.S. The
enterprise-wide system consists of bedside, transport, mobile and
central station monitoring technology backed by a new approach to
consulting, training, service and customer support, including a
full range of product support and expert services. The latest
offering features the IntelliVue X3, a transport monitor with
intuitive smart-phone-style operation released in 2017. By
harmonizing monitoring system updates and improved service
agreements, the solution is designed to help clinicians improve
patient care, drive clinical performance and assist health systems
in lowering costs.
When patients are admitted to the hospital, they are frequently
transferred between departments, which can make it difficult for
healthcare professionals to obtain complete data from monitoring
systems that operate independently of one another. Incomplete data
not only limits clinicians' view into the patient's condition, but
can put a patient's safety at risk. In a recent Philips-sponsored
study, results revealed patient safety is still a top concern for
physician and nurse leaders in the U.S. The results showed data is
playing an increasingly important role in patient safety, with 74
percent of physician and nurse leaders saying they believe lack of
patient data during in-hospital transport is a risk to
patients.
"The healthcare industry is making strides to address clinician
pain points, but issues such as lack of complete patient data and
exhaustive alarm fatigue still remain," said Felix Baader, Business Leader, Monitoring &
Analytics at Philips. "While challenges persist, there is an
opportunity to improve and address the barriers that clinicians are
currently facing with technology. We are aiming to provide
clinicians with smarter alarms and seamless solutions to lower the
chances of preventable adverse events, while helping them to
improve patient care."
The IntelliVue X3 is a highly portable, dual-purpose monitor
with intuitive smart-phone-style operation. With this monitor,
there is no need for caregivers to change patient cables during
transport or at bedside, allowing them to spend less time dealing
with equipment and more time caring for the patient. With alarm
fatigue a top concern for healthcare professionals, the Patient
Monitoring solution also includes IntelliVue bedside monitors with
Alarm Advisor, a tool that tracks how clinicians respond to alarms
and alerts them when set thresholds may be too sensitive.
As a comprehensive system, the Patient Monitoring solution
captures a steady stream of detailed patient data from monitors and
medical devices, and feeds it securely to the hospital's EMR for
virtually gap-free patient records from admission to discharge,
even during transport. The integrated solution fits securely into
health systems' existing IT environment, delivering vital signs,
waveforms and alarms directly to caregivers. By incorporating these
clinical decision support tools and advanced algorithms, caregivers
have better visibility into a patient's changing condition. All
Philips bedside, transport, and mobile monitors share the same
look, feel, and interface for consistency and to reduce complexity,
accelerate care, making it easier for clinicians to provide the
best quality care throughout patients' transports around the
hospital.
The Patient Monitoring solution is available in the U.S. The
newest offering in the solution, IntelliVue X3, has recently
received 510(k) clearance in the U.S.
For more information on Philips' full suite of integrated
patient monitoring solutions, visit booth #3812 at the 2018 Annual
HIMSS Conference & Exhibition taking place March 5-9 at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas, NV. For updates on Philips'
presence at HIMSS, follow @PhilipsLiveFrom and visit
www.philips.com/himss.
For further information about Philips, please
contact:
Kathy O'Reilly
Senior Group Press Officer, Philips
Tel: +1-978-659-2638
Mobile: +1-978-221-8919
Email: kathy.oreilly@philips.com
Silvie Casanova
Director of Communications, Philips North America
Tel: +1-978-659-7467
Mobile: +1-781-879-0692
Email: silvie.casanova@philips.com
About Royal
Philips
Royal Philips
(NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a leading health technology company
focused on improving people's health and enabling better outcomes
across the health continuum from healthy living and prevention, to
diagnosis, treatment and home care. Philips leverages advanced
technology and deep clinical and consumer insights to deliver
integrated solutions. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company is a leader in
diagnostic imaging, image-guided therapy, patient monitoring and
health informatics, as well as in consumer health and home care.
Philips' health technology portfolio generated 2016 sales of
EUR 17.4 billion and employs
approximately 73,000 employees with sales and services in more than
100 countries. News about Philips can be found at
www.philips.com/newscenter.
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