Philips announces agreement with Lakeland Health for advanced monitoring to improve patient safety
Lakeland Health to integrate Philips IntelliVue Guardian automated Early Warning Scoring (EWS) Solution for early intervention
AMSTERDAM and ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Aug. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced an agreement with Lakeland Health to integrate the Philips IntelliVue Guardian Solution with automated Early Warning Scoring (EWS) at all three of the Lakeland Health's hospitals. The IntelliVue Guardian Solution contains software and intelligent clinical decision algorithms allowing caregivers to accurately obtain vital signs and seamlessly integrate validated patient data directly to the EHR – reducing human errors and saving time.
Forty percent of unanticipated hospital deaths happen on the General Ward[1], where it's hard to predict which patients to watch closely. Obtaining vital signs in real-time using EWS allows clinicians to identify subtle signs of deterioration in a patient's condition at the point of care, hours before a potential adverse event occurs. Since Lakeland Health first implemented Philips patient monitoring technology in June 2016, the amount of rapid responses has increased significantly, with the number of cardiac and respiratory arrests decreasing by approximately 56 percent.
"Patient safety with zero harm is our number one goal at Lakeland," said Arthur Bairagee, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer, Lakeland Health. "The IntelliVue Guardian Solution has changed the way we work by eliminating potential transcription errors and also providing caregivers immediate access to patients' vital signs reducing delays in treatment time. With the help of the Guardian Solution, caregivers are immediately notified of changes in a patient's vital signs which may put them at risk for conditions such as sepsis, cardiac arrest, or respiratory failure. Frequent monitoring with automated EWS allows caregivers and Rapid Response teams to respond earlier – in enough time to make a difference."
"Through the IntelliVue Guardian Solution, we are aiming to change how clinicians work by providing them with the information they need at the moment they need it in order to intervene quickly," said Felix Baader, Business Leader, Patient Monitoring at Philips. "Having automated tools that provide a comprehensive view into a patient's condition not only aids in identifying potential patient deterioration earlier, but it also enhances workflow efficiencies by simplifying the medical documentation process and better utilizing limited staff resources."
The latest version of Philips IntelliVue Guardian Software has been available in countries requiring the CE Marking since October 2016, and available in the U.S. since early 2017. For additional information on Philips' advanced patient monitoring solutions, visit www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/solutions/patient-monitoring.
For more information, please contact:
Kathy O'Reilly
Philips Group Communications
Tel: +1 978-659-2638
Mobile: +1 978-221-8919
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @kathyoreilly
Ingrid Mitchell
Philips Patient Care and Monitoring Solutions
Tel: +1 978-482-5949
Mobile: +1 617-599-6624
Email: [email protected]
Jessica Hines
Lakeland Health
Tel: +1 269-927-5271
Email: [email protected]
About Royal Philips
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is 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 leverages advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights to deliver integrated solutions. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company is a leader in diagnostic imaging, image-guided therapy, patient monitoring and health informatics, as well as in consumer health and home care. Philips' health technology portfolio generated 2016 sales of EUR 17.4 billion and employs approximately 70,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. News about Philips can be found at www.philips.com/newscenter.
About Lakeland Health
Lakeland Health is a non-profit, community-owned health system, which includes three hospitals, an outpatient surgery center, a cancer center, rehabilitation centers, long-term care, hospice, home care services, and physician practices. Lakeland was ranked as a 15 Top U.S. Health System by Truven Health Analytics in 2017. The health system has over 4,000 employees who provide clinical and support services at locations throughout southwest Michigan, and partners with more than 450 affiliated physicians and other providers. For more information, visit www.lakelandhealth.org.
SOURCE Royal Philips
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