ATLANTA, Oct. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Philips
Respironics, a division of Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA),
will showcase "The ANSWER," a comprehensive business transformation
process that connects product, technology and workflow innovations
for both sleep and respiratory care management, at Medtrade Fall in
Atlanta from October 20 – 23, 2014.
At a time when challenges in the sleep market have raised more
questions than ever, Philips is working with homecare providers to
provide "The ANSWER," a three-phase process that addresses the key
aspects in the sleep patient's journey from patient set-up, to
compliance, through ongoing resupply. "The ANSWER" provides a
customer-focused solution that enables a homecare provide to
Integrate, Automate and Differentiate critical aspects of their
business to increase efficiencies and aid in improving patient
outcomes.
"Philips is committed to providing the answers to our customers'
biggest challenges as we navigate the changing sleep industry,"
said John Frank, senior vice
president, general manager, Sleep and Respiratory Care, Philips.
"We believe the products and solutions comprising 'The ANSWER' will
lead to more efficient practices, stronger businesses and, most
importantly, healthier patients."
Medtrade attendees will see how Philips' connected products,
automated integration of digital data services, and patient
compliance management programs combine to form "The ANSWER" to help
transform their business. Homecare providers can walk through an
interactive pathway to see the latest sleep and breathing products,
and to learn how they can use the three key components of Philips'
new sleep business transformation process.
Phase 1: Integrate
Integrated data source solutions that are part of Philips' "The
ANSWER" business transformation process track the patient across
their therapy journey and help to drive efficiency and workflow
improvements for homecare providers. Philips Respironics'
EncoreAnywhere, one of the most widely-used patient compliance
management systems of its kind in the
United States, is now compatible with Brightree's
web-based billing and business management platform, leading
EMR solutions, and payer management solutions. As a fully connected
compliance management solution, EncoreAnywhere can reduce
duplicative and inconsistent data entry.
Phase 2: Automate
New EncoreAnywhere capabilities will help homecare providers
to quickly identify patients who are at risk of not meeting their
PAP therapy adherence goals, so that providers can take rapid
corrective action and deploy their staff to assist these
patients.
With SleepMapper, the mobile and web-based patient
self-management application, homecare providers can engage their
patients, provide needed therapy support and efficient resupply,
and ultimately, enhance PAP therapy adherence. A white paper
recently published by Philips Respironics highlighted a
retrospective study showing that patients using SleepMapper
achieved a PAP therapy adherence rate that was 22% higher than
non-SleepMapper users. SleepMapper connects with EncoreAnywhere and
most System One devices to provide a complete therapy and
compliance solution, serving as a virtual extension of the homecare
provider's care team.
Philips' medSage and EncoreResupply services further help to
automate the process of identifying patients who may be eligible
for equipment replenishment and enabling phone, email and text
message outreach to these patients.
Phase 3: Differentiate
The third phase of "The ANSWER" aims at helping homecare
providers to set their business apart by enabling them to share
conclusive patient outcomes data with payers, sleep labs and
referral sources. This data sharing capability is just one of the
ways in which Philips is working to help homecare providers.
Philips also offers end-to-end solutions for COPD disease state
management and a complete portfolio of respiratory care
innovations.
Visit Philips Respironics at Booth #1711 at Medtrade Fall 2014,
October 20 – 23, at the Georgia World
Congress Center in Atlanta. For
more information, visit www.medtrade.philips.com/ and follow
@PhilipsResp and the Philips Respironics Facebook page for updates
from the show.
For further information, please contact:
Alicia
Cafardi
Philips Healthcare
Tel: +1 724-387-4439
E-mail: alicia.cafardi@philips.com
About Royal Philips:
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX:
PHIA) is a diversified health and well-being company, focused on
improving people's lives through meaningful innovation in the areas
of Healthcare, Consumer Lifestyle and Lighting. Headquartered in
the Netherlands, Philips posted
2013 sales of EUR 23.3 billion and
employs approximately 115,000 employees with sales and services in
more than 100 countries. The company is a leader in cardiac care,
acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions
and new lighting applications, as well as male shaving and grooming
and oral healthcare. News from Philips is located at
www.philips.com/newscenter.
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