Philips expands remote patient management with the introduction of Medical Tablet with advanced software
Summary
• New solution available in North America, Europe and Japan provides remote access to patient data to improve workflows to better manage increases in patient volume • Offers full remote information access, can be easily deployed and enables a fully portable setup in emergency situations, including COVID-19 Amsterdam, the Netherlands – (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today introduced the , an end-to-end, easy-to-implement, portable monitoring kit designed to help clinicians remotely monitor larger patient populations during emergency situations, like the COVID-19 pandemic. This solution is not tied to a central monitoring station and can therefore be operated through WiFi connection, making it easy to deploy and integrate into existing clinical structures and workflows. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a variety of challenges across multiple care settings within the hospital, including higher than normal patient volume in emergency rooms, personnel shortages, reduced bed capacity and limited resources, particularly PPE. These challenges often lead to overcrowding, increased clinician workload, demand on resources and the added obstacle of trying to create separation between infected and non-infected patients to minimize the spread of disease. The Philips Medical Tablet, integrated with the IntelliVue XDS software joins a growing portfolio of solutions aimed at addressing the challenges and changes in patient care brought upon by COVID-19.
