Seeding the next wave of innovation with an open patient monitoring ecosystem

Patient monitoring and device integration

Seeding the next wave of innovation
with an open patient monitoring ecosystem

At Philips we’ve seen hospitals and health systems struggle with proprietary communication protocols and closed ecosystems and are now shifting to an open, interoperable environment. By opening our platform to other companies, we can create a patient monitoring ecosystem that allows caregivers to fully leverage investments in digital technologies and manage devices across vendors with ease. 

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Interoperability

Working across industry to make device interoperability the new standard

We’re building on 40 years’ experience advocating for interoperability standards by embracing Service-oriented Device Connectivity (SDC) and actively encouraging all medical device companies to join us. We envision a future where a clinician can command and control all devices and act on clinical data more easily. A future that enables closed-loop therapy built from open standards on a common infrastructure that can be centrally managed, maintained, serviced and secured.

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Let’s collaborate, rather than compete

New approaches often involve a shift in mindsets, new partnerships and cooperation across an industry. We are proud to be a leading member of the SDC consortium that is shaping this change. We actively encourage other vendors to join us in creating an open ecosystem that will truly be interoperable for the benefit of clinicians and patients– and so vendors and their hospital customers don’t get shut out of the device connectivity revolution. A revolution built on partnerships where manufacturers can monetize their own algorithms and introduce their own devices including wearables, giving clinicians the flexibility to monitor care wherever and with whomever they choose. 

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Integrating multiple devices for one patient story

Interoperability between MDIP and PIC iX gives clinicians a new clinical perspective that enables the capture of streaming data flowing freely from a variety of medical device manufacturers on an open, scalable, secure platform. By disseminating this information through the Patient Information Center, clinicians have a single, unified view of a patient’s condition that helps empower caregivers to make treatment recommendations confidently.

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Interoperability across systems and platforms on the mind of healthcare leaders and young professionals. 

In Philips 2023 Future Health Index report, interoperability and data exchange was cited by both healthcare leaders and younger professionals as one of the main challenges driving the success of new care delivery models. 

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