AMSTERDAM and BOSTON, June 5,
2017 /PRNewswire/ -- At SLEEP 2017 taking place in
Boston, Mass. from June 3-7, Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a
global leader in health technology, will showcase its expanding
portfolio of cutting-edge sleep solutions, designed to offer more
effective and efficient care from the time of diagnosis through
treatment and adherence to therapy.
"These emerging solutions for people with sleep disorders
provide hope for those who want to live healthier and more
meaningful lives," said Dr. Teofilo
Lee-Chiong, Chief Medical Liaison at Philips. "At Philips,
we understand that encouraging healthy life choices is as important
as treating unhealthy disorders. We are committed to creating
technology and services that facilitate delivery of care, enhance
patient experience, improve disease outcomes and reduce healthcare
costs."
In addition to the solutions showcased at the conference,
David Plummer, former Olympic gold
medalist swimmer who suffers from sleep apnea, will speak at a
Philips-hosted dinner during SLEEP 2017, discussing his personal
journey with sleep apnea and how receiving an accurate diagnosis
and finding the right therapy helped him to use therapy as
prescribed and ultimately helping him to improve his performance in
the water and, more importantly, as a father.
"Traveling was a big part of my life when I was training and
competing for the 2015 World Cup Circuit, and continues to be play
a large role as I still travel frequently with my family," said
Plummer. "I recently started using Philips DreamStation Go, which
has really made traveling easy for me thanks to how small and
easy-to-pack it is. It's the exact same therapy as the DreamStation
that changed my life, so I'm not missing out on that therapy when
I'm on the road or in the air."
Show attendees will have the opportunity to view the latest
innovations from Philips in sleep and respiratory care that aim
to:
- Streamline the continuum of care from diagnosis onward:
Launched in May, Philips Portable Device Manager allows
sleep labs to track all of their portable devices within Sleepware
G3 and track progress through the home sleep test cycle.
Coming in August and shown for the first time at APSS, Sleepware G3
Bedside Assistant will integrate with Alice in-lab beds, displaying
raw signals, video and lab titration settings, enabling mobile
bedside management for lab techs.
- Provide patients with more options: DreamStation Go,
Philips newest and smallest positive airway pressure (PAP) device,
is designed to simplify travel for patients living with obstructive
sleep apnea. At half the size of Philips' previous generation
devices, DreamStation Go delivers the same clinically-proven
performance and comfort as for reliable, convenient therapy
on-the-go. Philips will also introduce a new addition to its
award-winning line of innovative DreamWear sleep therapy masks.
DreamWear Gel Pillows features the same comfort and freedom of
movement as the original, but now offers an additional choice in
cushion type that can be easily changed out within the same open
faced mask frame.
- Help improve patient engagement and adherence: Now
offering automated long-term compliance monitoring, Care
Orchestrator is Philips next generation connected health
application that connects homecare providers, physicians, and
payers with patients across the entire health continuum, enabling
remote monitoring and management. Patient Adherence Management
Service (PAMS) is Philips telehealth service that uses sleep
coaches to personally support patients new to PAP therapy, 79.5% of
whom go on to meet the 90-day CMS compliance
guidelines[1]. DreamMapper, a mobile and web-based
application shown to improve adherence to PAP therapy by helping
hundreds of thousands of patients engage directly with their
therapy will also be showcased.
With 10 years and more than 2.5 billion nights of cloud-based
sleep therapy data from more than five million connected devices,
Philips is continuously leveraging our growing connected sleep
landscape to innovate new and impactful services like those
showcased at SLEEP 2017. Philips aims to become a total sleep
company by 2020, complementing its core sleep apnea solutions with
expanded range of solutions and services to make a better night's
sleep accessible to anyone.
To see the diversified portfolio of sleep products and
presentations from Philips' experts, visit the Philips Product
Pavilion at Booth #1408 at the Hynes Convention Center in
Boston. For updates on
Philips' presence at SLEEP 2017, visit http://philips.to/1sdjDqI
and for more information on Philips' advanced solutions for sleep
and respiratory care, follow @PhilipsResp or visit
www.sleepapnea.com.
For further information, please contact:
Meredith Amoroso
Philips Sleep and Respiratory Care
Mobile: +1 724-584-8991
E-mail: meredith.amoroso@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 70,000
employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. News
about Philips can be found at www.philips.com/newscenter.
[1] Retrospective study using 2014-2016 EncoreAnywhere data
comparing 90 day compliance rate between 12 Home Care Providers
using PAMS for at least six months compared to all other DMEs with
at least 1,000 PAP setups using the CMS Compliance definition –
minimum 4 hours of use over 70% of nights during a consecutive
30-day period within first 90 days of use.
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