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< PreviousPAGE NODec 2020 10 portfolio of products, solutions and services used in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of patients as well as in the development and manufacture of biopharmaceuticals. The company helps improve outcomes for healthcare providers and for therapy innovators around the world. This means increased capacity, improved productivity and better patient outcomes thereby resulting in improved patient care and convenient clinical management. In a nutshell, GE Healthcare’s aim is to support their customers in the pursuit of precision health with innovative healthcare solutions that can be integrated, and is highly personalized to each patient’s needs and that reduces waste and inefficiency. The company’s innovative medical technologies, data analytics solutions, digital infrastructure, and decision support tools help clinicians and practitioners across the globe to diagnose, treat and monitor their patients. Furthermore, GE Healthcare’s solutions are designed to enable clinicians to make faster, more informed decisions through intelligent devices, and services, that are supported by its Edison intelligence platform—a highly intelligent AI enabled medical monitoring solution. “The increased use of data analytics and machine learning, combined with connected devices and genomics, is ushering in a new era with the potential for real breakthroughs in patient outcomes and operational efficiencies,” explains Kieran Murphy, President and CEO. Empowering Clinicians Informed decisions start with accurate data that physicians can depend on. This is where GE healthcare’s patient monitoring solutions stand out from the crowd. GE Healthcare’s patient monitoring solutions are specially crafted by technology experts to deliver the right insights that medical practitioners need to better identify, anticipate, and treat patient needs across the continuum of care. Driven by the need to deliver critical information when and where they need it, GE Healthcare’s patient monitoring solutions encompass groundbreaking innovations with world-class service and support, advanced technologies that not only just enable modern care delivery models, but also more than that. GE Healthcare delivers a comprehensive line of patient monitoring solutions for virtually every care setting, with smart features that are in step with the right needs of clinicians that includes accuracy, a streamlined workflow, and improved patient care with cost effectiveness. GE’s healthcare monitors are designed to provide precise, as well as relevant clinical data whenever required, while making the most of the clinician’s or patient’s existing equipment investments. Powerful and Simplified Patient Monitoring GE Healthcare is uniting clinical intelligence in innovative ways to enable clinicians to make timely decisions at virtually every point of care. This kind of an approach enables them to bring together relevant patient information, and present it in the context of the workflow. Whether at the central station, at the bedside, on a mobile device or from home computer, GE care ports are convergence points that provide the right and precise clinical information to help deliver quality patient care at any point of time. One of the most innovative patient monitoring solution from GE Health is their CARESCAPE ONE Monitor. The CARESCAPE ONE monitor helps make patient transport nearly effortless. The device consists of a large screen that highlights a slim, lightweight unit that travels on a simple bed mount. Parameters are easily added through miniaturized plug-and-play micro-modules. The solution designed with world-class GE Healthcare algorithms can provide accuracy, precision, and specificity in collecting patient data. The CARESCAPE ONE monitor adapts to changing care environments with the simple connection of a parameter micro- module. Its innovative smart medical USB architecture is crafted to enable dynamic parameter recognition to instantly adapt to patient acuities as well as every care area needs. The CARESCAPE ONE monitor allows to quickly and easily choose the exact vital sign Our collective goals in the business of keeping and making people healthy will always be about doing so in the most precise, individualized, and compassionate way possible. This isn’t just a business, after all—it’s humanity11 PAGE NO Dec 2020 measurements each patient needs. It comes with eight identical medical USB ports that receive plug-and-play parameter micro- modules. Clinicians can plug any CARESCAPE PARAMETER micro- module into any port and the monitor can recognize them automatically. The solutions elegantly simple and quick transport workflow lets medical practitioners focus on the patient and not on the device. Simply undock the CARESCAPE ONE from the CARESCAPE bedside monitor, then at the destination, dock the CARESCAPE ONE into the bedside monitor. With intelligent design, alarming is uninterrupted; data continuity is preserved throughout and sent to the EMR, thus enabling a seamless patient care facility. GE Healthcare’s true device standardization on a single monitor platform streamlines asset management and optimizes total cost of ownership. One transport monitor accommodates patients across multiple care areas. Moreover, instead of multiple devices that drive up costs and complicate service and clinical workflow, there is only a single monitor to procure, manage, and service. Compatible with CARESCAPE bedside monitors, CARESCAPE Central Station, and the CARESCAPE Network protects almost every clinical investments while enabling flawless upgrades that limit future capital costs. GE Healthcare’s smart and miniaturized technology secures easy integration of every clinical advancements. The CARESCAPE ONE monitor can help healthcare practitioners and clinicians meet the current needs while positions them to align with the future. By digitizing the signal acquisition closer to the patient, these creative and innovative designs with open architecture leaves wide space for technology advances. Utilizing GE’s solutions acquiring new measurements will be as simple as adding more plug-and-play parameter micro-modules into the system. Building a New Healthcare Trend Under the guidance of Murphy, GE Healthcare is on a mission to conquer new heights when it comes to delivering innovative patient monitoring solutions. Murphy’s years of experience and expertise is today driving a $17 billion medical technology and digital solutions innovator that enables clinicians to make faster, more informed decisions through intelligent devices, applications, data analytics, and services. Murphy’s prior experience at GE Healthcare Life Sciences—a $5 billion molecular medicine business providing a broad range of technologies for drug discovery, development and biopharmaceutical manufacturing, as well as molecular tools for diagnostics, therapy selection and treatment monitoring— are added elements that helps drive the company to a successful future. A Culture of Respect, Integrity and Diversity With over a century’s healthcare industry experience and around 50,000 employees globally, the company operates at the center of an ecosystem working toward precision health, digitizing healthcare, helping drive productivity while improving outcomes for patients and health systems around the world. At the core of their success is a culture of respect, transparency, integrity and diversity. The company recently introduced a Critical Care Suite—a collection of AI algorithms embedded on X-ray systems for automated measurements, case prioritization and quality control. In the coming years, GE Healthcare is solely focused on enhancing the healthcare sector with innovation and technological advancement, by utilizing the potential of artificial intelligence and analytics. “At GE Healthcare, we look forward to continuing on our 100-year journey alongside our partners on the front lines of health care, as they seek to tackle this and the next big trend that becomes reality. Because no matter what external factors shape and remake the industry, our collective goals in the business of keeping and making people healthy will always be about doing so in the most precise, individualized, and compassionate way possible. This isn’t just a business, after all—it’s humanity,” concludes Murphy. THIS TOO SHALL PASS • Wear a face cover • Wash your hands • Keep a safe distance www.medhealthoutlook.comW ith the continuing growth of connected devices and remote monitoring solutions, healthcare facilities are able to provide quality health services to patients even at distant locations. Medical practitioners can utilize the potential of remote monitoring to limit associated healthcare cost, and cut down on the use of more expensive services. Technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and the Internet of Things (IoT) enable medical staff to monitor patients’ health and wellbeing remotely. These facilities can expand the scope of service a healthcare facility or medical practitioner can provide and rest assured that patients are maintaining a healthy status. With innovations in portable, wireless, and remote patient monitoring, the various types of application is increasing. Though these innovations have made it easier for health care providers to monitor their patients, it has become a tough task for healthcare facilities to find the right provider due to the increasing complexity and number of solutions in the market. To help medical facilities offer a more solid healthcare to patients across the globe with the right solution, a team of editors, Healthcare professionals and industry veterans have prepared this list of “Top Ten Patient Monitoring Solution Providers 2020.“ These companies were chosen based on a data-driven approach, taking into account factors such as the level of innovation, and relevance of technology, among others. The below list of patient monitoring solution providers utilize enhanced healthcare metrics, patient messaging, mobile device integration, and in-home–focused monitoring solutions. Innovators Medhealth Outlook PATIENT MONITORING 2020 3shape.com Website Denmark Headquarters Rune Fisker Management SVP Product Strategy Designation 3Shape develops 3D scanners and CAD/CAM software solutions for the dental and audio industries. Our technology is changing the way health professionals diagnose and care for people. 3Shape Description BIOTRONIK is a leading medical device company that has been developing trusted and innovative cardiovascular and endovascular solutions (pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, stents and remote patient management) for more than 50 years. Description biotronik.com Website Germany HeadquartersManagementDesignation Ryan Walters President Biotronikcardiocommsolutions.com Website Canada Headquarters Etienne Grima Management CEO Designation CardioComm Solutions, Inc provides technically and clinically innovative software solutions for information management systems in cardiovascular medicine and telemedicine. CardioComm Solutions Description gehealthcare.com Website Chicago, IL Headquarters Kieran Murphy Management President & CEO Designation As a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator, GE Healthcare enables clinicians to make faster, more informed decisions through intelligent devices, data analytics, applications and services, supported by its Edison intelligence platform. GE Healthcare Description lsi-medical.com Website Charlotte, NC Headquarters Korey Sixbury Management President of Advanced Wound Management Designation For more than 30 years, LSI has delivered trusted patient-monitoring technology and clinical- documentation solutions supported by real relationships. We’ve built an unmatched team of industry advocates with a shared vision for cardiopulmonary advancement. Life Systems International Description medtronic.com Website Ireland Headquarters Geoffrey S. Martha Management CEO Designation Medtronic is a global healthcare solutions company operating in approximately 160 countries. We are committed to improving lives through our medical technologies, services, and solutions. Medtronic Descriptionphilips.com Website Netherlands Headquarters CEO Designation Frans van Houten Management We are 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 Healthcare Description smith-nephew.com Website London Headquarters Simon Fraser Management President Advanced Wound Management Designation Smith+Nephew is a leading portfolio medical technology company. Since 1856, when our founder T.J. Smith developed a new method for refining cod liver oil, and in World War One when his nephew led the supply of wound care products, to the present day, Smith & Nephew continues to pioneer health solutions. Smith & Nephew Description vivifyhealth.com Website Plano, TX Headquarters Eric Rock Management CEO Designation Founded in 2009, Vivify Health is the leader in connected care management and patient engagement for better outcomes and ROI. With customers that include some of the nation’s largest and most progressive health systems and employers, Vivify’s mobile, cloud-based platform delivers a pathway to holistic remote care management Vivify Health Description wachterhealth.com Website Lenexa, KS Headquarters Brian Sloan Management CEO Designation Wachter is on the cutting-edge of technology and infrastructure installation and has been since 1930. Wachter is a Cisco Gold Certified Partner. We’re committed to the exceptional service and forward thinking that lets us provide leading technologies to meet diverse client needs. Wachter Healthcare Solutions DescriptionPAGE NO 16 W hen it comes to the medical sector, dentistry is a field very focused on ways to deal with a patient’s physical pain while ensuring their dental wellbeing. Given this unique challenge at hand, it is no secret that kids across the globe have at least one over-exaggerated story related to their dentist’s visit. Over two decades ago, 3Shape has been at the forefront to rewrite this reality. Born out of the need to deliver superior patient care, 3Shape digitizes the global dentistry landscape with solutions that address the needs of both dentists and their patients. . Sharing insights into the company’s latest innovation streak, 3Shape’s SVP Product Strategy, Rune Fisker said, “There’s no doubt that health monitoring is the next big thing, driven by smart watches.” The Denmark-based company takes this proactive approach to dentistry with its TRIOS® line of products. Being a technology company at its core, 3Shape’s offerings go beyond traditional standalone services. The company heavily leverages industry trends including digitization, AI, 3D printing for solutions aimed at dental clinics and labs. With the unique combination of their flagship offering TRIOS Intraoral Scanner and TRIOS Patient Monitoring app, 3Shape allows users to compare latest dental scans with older records and identify miniscule changes/ wear overtime. As Fisker puts it, “It’s all about connecting the dots, and getting those different dots to talk together, to build a powerful ecosystem.” With a 3Shape TRIOS intraoral scanner, dentists also get direct access to the widest range of partners for send-to-lab, 50+ orthodontic treatment providers, and profitable in-house production options. In addition, the TRIOS intraoral scanners include several other industry-first features that multiplies preventative care possibilities, all the way from diagnostics to treatment. Given the handy size of the TRIOS offerings, Fisker envisions a near future where real-time dental health will be accessible to the general public like a FitBit for the teeth. While allowing dentists to make the most out of their scanners, “3Shape is providing a rare opportunity to improve dental health– through diagnosis and comparison of scans overtime, and foreseeing problems much earlier,” he adds. Moreover, the TRIOS line of products has helped several dentists and medical professionals during the COVID-19 crisis. This was mainly due to their ability to scan, diagnose and treat patients INNOVATING FOR PATIENT CARE BEYOND DENTISTRY 3SHAPE : Rune Fisker, SVP Product Strategy Innovators Medhealth Outlook 2020 PATIENT MONITORING17 PAGE NO Dec 2020 It’s all about connecting the dots, and getting those different dots to talk together, to build a powerful ecosystem The main goal in this case remains to save the patient’s money on preventative or restorative treatments through constant monitoring. Fisker also believes that in a decade from now, TRIOS will be able to offer a complete ecosystem of devices and software systems catering to a patient’s end- to-end dental journey, which will ultimately help dentists make better treatment decisions. . without the typical involvement of medical personnel required in older procedures. Also, the ability of sharing files digitally has reduced the need of human contact, which is paramount to stopping the spread of this pandemic. Redefining patient care and engagement, TRIOS MOVE+ allows dentists to display a screen for their patients in difficult angles. The offering also includes leading-edge features including a LCD touchscreen with stylus touch pen, adjustable arm, and an in-built 1TB PC. This device not only enables patients to understand the details of a scan, but it also helps them picture their final results and ultimately, advance case acceptance. Additionally, the ease of sharing visual monitoring information with patients helps advance their understanding of their dental status and their need for a recommended treatment. Moreover, this also helps both patients and medical professionals validate and document progress through scanning and tracking. While further explaining 3Shape’s capabilities in the dental space, Fisker highlighted a touching story about TRIOS’s impact on a patient’s life. A young man had met with a bike accident, which unfortunately caused physical damage to his teeth. Lucky for the patient, his dentist was a client of 3Shape, who had taken oral scans of the patient in his past visits. Given the scan’s precision and detail, “the dentist was able to restore the same smile back on the patient’s face,” says Fisker. While 3Shape continues to develop and advance its dentistry-focused offerings, the company envisions its products to spread across medical facilities across the globe. PAGE NODec 2020 18 MED NSIGHTS T o say that 2020 was a strange year is a massive understatement. It was a year of confusion, tragedy, uncertainty, unimaginable sadness and despair. Really, impossible to encapsulate in one word, or even a sentence. Those things we knew and accepted as norms are gone or changed significantly. Our understanding of science & technology has also shifted, still trying to grasp what the new norm will be moving forward. As a technologist, I’ve been grappling with the question: “Is this an opportunity for us to be aggressive to push technology to their known limits, or is this the time to hunker down, be conservative and wait this thing out until a new norm is fully established (whatever that new norm is?). HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY FOR 2021 TECHNOLOGY OUTLOOK IN THE By Curt Kwak, Chief Information Officer at Proliance Surgeons19 PAGE NO Dec 2020 As a technologist in healthcare, our technology decisions are always based on and dictated by how the patients are served when they come through our doors. It’s really all about the best healthcare service and safety for our patients. There’s nothing new about that. So how do you balance the need of our patients with the opportunities to push for advancement in technology? Areas that we have seen the most increase: Remote access/ work technologies, including virtual care. What kind of impact will this observation have on the following technologies? Will they need to advance more and faster now that we are in this new state? Technologies in: Collaboration, Remote application access (work from anywhere, anytime), High speed access from everywhere, Cybersecurity/ proactive malware monitoring, access management technologies, including Multifactor authentication and virtual environment access (with data secure) Infrastructure: Convergence technologies to leverage the cloud more – virtual servers, virtual applications, virtual access, enterprise ease of use strategies that will cater to everyone, not just the tech savvy or certain information workers. Making their home office environment analogous to what they have in the office Support: Technologies to provide seamless support for all users virtually How do we adapt fast enough to keep up with the changes and also, how do these technologies play a role in these changes? To be honest, I don’t think we need to look too far. The key will be solid and sustaining technology leadership, with active governance and project management office to methodically manage resources and priorities that align best with the organization. If you are missing any one of these, it will be a lot of chaos, rework and could potentially impact patient care. Another key concept is a much closer collaboration and partnership with the technology providers. For the technology partners, it shouldn’t be just how many boxes can they sell. It should be, “What are the challenges that my client is going through and how can we help mitigate some of those challenges? What do we have that can potentially help? How can we engage them so that we can establish a win/win scenario for both sides? A lot to think about, I know. It’s not for the faint of heart. But, we can also see this as a new frontier, a new ground that we will be breaking in for 2021. To boldly go where no one has gone before? Nope. Too corny. How about “Continue to do what’s right for our patients, especially now when they are the most vulnerable?” If you continue to think this way and be consistent about it, good things will happen. I have absolutely no doubt in my mind. Curt Kwak, CIONext >