Philips' tech aids ambulatory patients

Hospital patients aren't always confined to their beds nor are those beds always in the same place, writes Healthcare IT News.

To ensure those patients are always being monitored, Royal Philips Electronics has developed a wearable device designed to transmit real-time data to clinicians.

The IntelliVue MX40 combines Phillips' IntelliVue platform and Smart-hopping network with the MX40 solution, which displays a patient's name, vital signs and alerts on a colour touch-screen display.

The mobile monitor is designed to be used by ambulatory patients in the hospital setting as well as during transport, allowing for real-time surveillance, reporting, data storage and interfacing with the hospital's electronic medical record through the IntelliVue Information Centre.

According to Stocks and Shares, Dale Wiggins, chief technology officer, patient care and clinical informatics for Philips Electronics Healthcare said: “MX40 is a game-changing device, saving clinicians time by allowing them to view vital patient data on the MX40 display, rather than repeatedly walking away from the patient to check the central station monitor.

“It's a forward-thinking piece of technology that brings clinicians and patients closer together,” he adds.

Many patients can benefit from mobile monitoring in the hospital, including those who can be monitored in a progressive care area or during supervised recovery from an acute event or surgical procedure states 4-Traders.