- Next generation virtual community connects consumers to
healthcare providers and allows them to share both consumers'
personal health data and healthcare organization's clinical
data
- Via mobile app, patients can track blood glucose levels,
insulin use, nutrition, physical activity, mood and stress and get
data-driven feedback and coaching guidance* at home and on the
go
- Built on the Philips cloud-based HealthSuite digital
platform and the Salesforce App Cloud;
unveiled at Dreamforce 2015 in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO and AMSTERDAM, Sept. 15,
2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG;
AEX: PHIA) and Netherlands-based
Radboud university medical center (Radboudumc) today introduced a
connected digital health prototype that enables people living with
diabetes and their health care providers to make more confident
care decisions while managing the complexity of diabetes self-care.
In its first phase, the solution both organizations are developing
will focus on patients living with diabetes type 1.
The system, consisting of a mobile patient app and online
community, is the first to collect and connect data from electronic
medical records, multiple personal health devices – including
wireless glucose meters and activity monitors – and patient
self-reported data. Via a smartphone or tablet, the app gives
patients continuous access to important parameters such as blood
glucose levels, insulin use, and nutrition and provides coaching
guidance* at home and on the go. The secure online
community is where enrolled patients and healthcare professionals
can interact via private messaging or shared posts within a
healthcare organization's clinical guidelines. In this way,
patients can get feedback from their care team using the combined
data and can easily share experiences with fellow patients,
clinicians and caregivers.
The collaborative prototype development among Philips,
Radboudumc and Salesforce is available in pilot release by the end
of year, with plans to introduce similar connected care solutions
addressing other chronic conditions.
Supporting a critical population with a complex
condition
Diabetes is a prevalent, chronic condition that is
costly in terms of human suffering and global healthcare
spending1 with nearly 400 million people worldwide
living with the disease2. It is often associated with a
variety of other chronic diseases. On average, people with diabetes
make up to 180 decisions3 about their health every day,
collecting and evaluating valuable information on personal and
medical factors from blood sugar levels to exercise to food
choices. The care team of people living with diabetes can add up to
more than 10 different types of care providers4. This
makes living with diabetes complex to self-manage and for many also
very stressful.
"I am excited that we are providing people with diabetes the
tools to connect all of their relevant health data and devices. Our
system allows sharing of data and experiences in one community,
where they can collaborate with fellow patients and their care
teams in a secure environment," said Jeroen Tas, CEO Healthcare
Informatics Solutions and Services, Philips. "There is a growing
need for solutions that enhance self-management and continuity of
care for those with chronic conditions such as diabetes to reduce
health deterioration, re-admissions and mortality rates. This
system has been designed by patients for patients and is enabling
fully integrated health management and care delivery in a new,
connected, efficient and highly patient-centric way."
"We want to encourage and support people to take full command of
their disease by providing them with the right decision tools. This
fits in our mission towards patient-centered participatory health
care at Radboudumc," said Cees Tack, Professor in internal medicine
at Radboudumc. "Empowering patients to be true partners in their
own health care by giving them access to their data and by
facilitating collaboration is the key to driving change across
populations," Lucien Engelen, Director REshape Center at Radboudumc
added. "By collaborating with Philips, we're creating the digital
framework necessary to make data actionable and transform how
patients engage with their caregivers and social community."
Enabled by the HealthSuite digital platform
The system
is built on the Philips HealthSuite digital platform and its new
CareCatalyst. This platform securely connects devices and collects,
integrates and analyzes patient data from connected consumer and
medical devices, electronic medical records, and personal health
data. Via this open digital platform, self-measurement sources and
overall functionality can easily be extended as new digital health
consumer measurement technologies become available. CareCatalyst is
a digital toolkit that makes it easy for health systems,
institutions and care providers to utilize the power of the
HealthSuite digital platform in dedicated localized solutions.
Philips Personal Health Programs to stay healthier and
help prevent illness
Further delivering on its commitment to
support people throughout the full continuum of health, Philips
also recently introduced the first in a series of personal health
programs that empower consumers to stay healthier and help prevent
illness. Each health program comprises connected health measurement
devices, an app-based personalized program and secure, cloud-based
data analysis built on the HealthSuite digital platform. Philips
personal health programs will empower individuals: to measure vital
signs to understand how lifestyle choices affect their body; to set
goals and monitor their progress; and to stay motivated with
intelligent programs, developed with leading doctors and
psychologists, responding to individual progress and making
personalized recommendations.
The diabetes prototype system will be presented live by Jeroen
Tas and Lucien Engelen at the
Dreamforce 2015 conference taking place in San Francisco, Sept.
15-18. For updates on further developments, visit
www.philips.com/dreamforce and follow the #DF15 conversation at
@PhilipsLiveFrom.
High resolution pictures can be downloaded
here.
For further information, please contact:
Kathy O'Reilly
Philips Group Communications
+1 978-659-2638 (mobile) +1 978-221-8919
Kathy.oreilly@philips.com
Twitter: @kathyoreilly
Marloes de Vink
Radboudumc
+31 24 3668799 (mobile) +31 06 52 02 81 72
Marloes.deVink@radboudumc.nl
Salesforce and others are trademarks of salesforce.com, inc.
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 2014 sales of EUR 21.4 billion and employs approximately
106,000 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.
About the HealthSuite Digital Platform
The HealthSuite
digital platform is an open IT infrastructure that supports the
secure collection of data related to a person's health and
lifestyle, allowing for integration and analysis of this data. The
platform enables Philips propositions that connect health
measurement devices with cloud-based data analysis to provide
actionable app-based personal health and clinical programs, fueling
collaboration between consumers, patients and caregivers in the
broadest sense. Based on user-friendly and comprehensive data
feedback, consumers, patients and caregivers can make more
confident health and lifestyle-related decisions.
About Radboud University Medical Center
Radboud
University Medical Center is an institute for patient care,
research and education & training, located in Nijmegen,
the Netherlands. Our mission is to
have a significant impact on healthcare. We aim to be a frontrunner
in the development of innovative, sustainable and affordable
healthcare. By offering excellent quality, participatory and
personalized healthcare, operational excellence and sustainable
networks. Our almost 10,000 employees and over 3,000 students do
their utmost every day to make a positive contribution to the
future of healthcare and medical sciences.
* Not available in the USA. The
app is work in progress and not for medical use. The coaching that
is provided should not be construed as medical advice or care.
Always consult your qualified personal health care provider before
making changes to your medication prescription.
1 International Diabetes Federation
2 International Diabetes Federation
3 Stanford Medicine Scope
4 Diabetes.org
Video -
http://origin-qps.onstreammedia.com/origin/multivu_archive/PRNA/ENR/FX-NE9988220150911-1.mp4
Logo -
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140122/NE50581LOGO
To view the original version on PR Newswire,
visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/philips-and-dutch-radboud-university-medical-center-introduce-first-diabetes-prototype-app-with-integrated-online-community-to-empower-patients-and-enhance-continuity-of-care-300141815.html
SOURCE Royal Philips