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Lisa Chamoff, Contributing Reporter | May 21, 2018
From the May 2018 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
Philips IntelliVue X3 monitor.
The product is designed for continuous patient monitoring during all types of transports and it integrates into the existing IntelliVue Patient Monitoring system, including bedside and transport monitors.
Before, portable monitoring options available to hospital staff were very limited and could be a challenge, since when patients are moved from one department to another, data records can be incomplete, partially due to solutions that aren't always integrated with each other across the health system. The IntelliVue X3 connects to the IntelliVue bedside monitor, and once it is detached from the host monitor, it turns into a robust transport monitor, with no need to change patient cables before or after transport. This helps to ensure more consistent monitoring during transport, said Felix Baader, business leader of monitoring and analytics at Philips.
The IntelliVue X3 is part of a focus on complete patient monitoring, with bedside and central station monitoring technology as well as during transport.
“Gap-free monitoring is essential for patient care,” Baader said.
Last year, the company also released a new edition of its eCareManager platform, Philips’ eICU program's source-agnostic software, which provides clinicians with a single integrated view of patient data, allowing care teams to productively manage a large population of patients. The Philips eICU program also utilizes predictive analytics, data visualization and advanced reporting capabilities to help deliver vital information to bedside caregivers.
The eICU program allows hospitals to respond to critical care staffing shortages, which is especially important in rural areas, Baader said. Beyond using this technology to address the clinician shortages, Philips customers have also used this program to reduce the length of ICU stays, mortality rates, cost of care and clinician burnout. The system allows hospitals to respond to critical care staffing shortages.
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