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The humble hospital bed joins the ranks of smart medical devices

by John W. Mitchell, Senior Correspondent | March 11, 2019
Patient Monitors
From the March 2019 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine


Hill-Rom Centrella with EarlySense
Johnson, with Hill-Rom also acknowledged the importance of being sensitive to cost. Hospitals are looking to do business with fewer, bigger players as a way of getting the best technology at a manageable cost.

“They are looking not only at the cost of capital but also at the potential to avoid future costs due to patient complications down the road from not having the right technology,” he said. “From our vantage point, the hospital bed becomes an even more powerful caregiving tool for hospitals.”

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