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Lisa Chamoff, Contributing Reporter | May 09, 2022
From the May 2022 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
Nihon Kohden
Last month, Nihon Kohden America released a new series of bedside monitoring systems, the Life Scope G5 and G5 Max.
The new patient monitors combine adaptable monitors with an enterprise-level server and software applications that are customizable to the clinicians’ needs, said Curtis Marks, regional vice president of sales for Nihon Kohden America.
“The consistent, easy-to-use, user interface helps streamline workflows,” Marks said. “The advanced tools were designed to help accomplish one critical goal, [which is to] allow clinicians to spend more time with their patients and less time with technology.”
The new Life Scope monitors allow users to configure the alarms to meet their clinical needs and reduce alarm fatigue.
“The recent world events have only made it more apparent that the ability to quickly change is good and needed,” Marks said. “What our equipment gives you is greater flexibility because different areas throughout the hospital have different requirements for patient care.”
Philips
In December 2021, Philips received FDA 510(k) clearance for the IntelliVue MX750 and IntelliVue MX850 patient monitors. These monitors had previously received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA for use in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The MX750 and MX850 are designed to specifically support ICU/CCU, NICU, PACU and operating rooms, though they’re scalable and enable hospitals to customize the solution to a particular care setting, including virtual or decentralized environments, said Sachin Chaudhari, general manager of clinical applications and devices at Philips.
“As health systems navigate digital transformation, patient management solutions that can scale to meet hospital needs are in high demand,” Chaudhari said.
Patient data flows between the MX750 and MX850 and Philips Acute Care Telehealth command center. The monitors feature direct access to hospital applications via HTML5, Citrix and optional integrated PC, and systems are designed to support cybersecurity features such as node authentication, network data encryption, print report encryption and device data encryption, including a built-in RFID/NFC card reader.
The monitors are interoperable with other devices and applications, including Philips Patient Information Center iX and IntelliVue XDS software, to display critical patient data remotely or at the point of care.
“The approach allows for virtually gap-free patient records from admission to discharge, even during transport, and connects care from the ICU to general ward, and across care settings,” Chaudhari said.
