Philips launches next-generation vital signs monitor for early patient intervention in general care setting
November 05 2019 - 9:00AM
November 5, 2019
- Philips EarlyVue VS30 vital signs monitor receives 510(k)
clearance in the U.S.
- Early Warning Scoring, predictive trend analytics and
intelligent algorithms help detect patient deterioration earlier to
enable timely intervention
Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips
(NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today
announced the debut of EarlyVue VS30, a new vital signs monitor, in
the U.S. Expanding on Philips’ General Care solutions portfolio,
Philips EarlyVue VS30 uses automated Early Warning Scoring (EWS) to
collect critical vital signs and calculate risk-based alerts that
allow clinicians to identify subtle signs of patient deterioration.
With this point-of-care alert capability, clinicians in
general care settings can facilitate communication between
caregivers for timely intervention and patient care.
The growing number of older, sicker patients, combined with the
higher patient-to-clinician ratio on general care floors, pose a
continuing challenge for clinicians to care for their patients
proactively and efficiently. Clinicians are struggling with high
workloads, job dissatisfaction and health issues resulting from
work-related stress, associated with a high intention to leave
their current job or the nursing field altogether [1-4]. In fact, a
recent U.S. review published in the International Journal of
Nursing Sciences reported a nursing turnover rate as high as 27%
[5]. When high demands in care coincide with a shortage in staff,
the resulting environment could compromise patient care. With the
clinician bandwidth challenges, there has been an error rate of up
to 15 percent associated with recording vital signs on paper and
transferring to the EMR [6].
With its connectivity capability, the EarlyVue VS30 monitor
allows clinicians to view vitals at the bedside or remotely through
a new monitor-to-monitor data sharing feature. Designed to create
new workflow efficiencies, the VS30 captures patient data and
securely transmits it directly into the hospital’s EMR to help
reduce errors and support gap-free patient records to help improve
patient outcomes.
“With preventable patient adverse events and clinical
workflow issues on the rise, it’s imperative that the healthcare
industry looks for ways to alleviate these challenges,” said Peter
Ziese, business leader of Monitoring and Analytics at Philips.
“Integrated technology with smart algorithms, like EarlyVue VS30,
can benefit both clinicians and patients by limiting transcription
errors and providing early risk-based alerts for timely
interventions – allowing clinicians to, confidently and proactively
deliver care.”
The EarlyVue VS30 monitor has received 510(k) clearance from the
FDA and is available for sale in the U.S. Additional information on
Philips’ full suite of integrated patient monitoring solutions is
available here.
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For further information, please contact:
Kathy O'Reilly Philips Global Press OfficeMobile: +1
978-221-8919E-mail: Kathy.OReilly@philips.com
Silvie CasanovaPhilips North AmericaMobile: +1
781-879-0692E-mail: Silvie.Casanova@philips.com
About Royal PhilipsRoyal 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 generated 2018 sales of EUR 18.1 billion and
employs approximately 80,000 employees with sales and services in
more than 100 countries. News about Philips can be found
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- Philips launches next-generation vital signs monitor
- New monitor enables early patient intervention in general care
settings
- Philips EarlyVue VS30 vital signs monitor
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