OREANDA-NEWS. Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today announced its participation in the 2015 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS15), taking place April 12-16 in Chicago, Ill. Committed to helping health care organizations navigate the complex and rapidly changing market, Philips will focus on connected health technology solutions to address critical issues facing clinicians, IT and informatics professionals, and administrators.  Key areas of technology solutions areas include: analytics driven care, patient engagement and adherence, clinician mobility, alarm fatigue, population health and informatics workflow in radiology and cardiology.

“The healthcare landscape is rapidly changing, and it is essential to seamlessly and securely connect devices, systems and people across the entire health continuum, from healthy living, prevention and diagnosis, to treatment, recovery and home care,” said Jeroen Tas, CEO, Healthcare Informatics Solutions and Services, Philips. “We are committed to helping our customers prepare for the next generation of health care delivery, providing interoperable software and solutions to access data that truly matters in ways that are easily accessible, contextually relevant, and actionable.”

During HIMSS15, Philips executives will address top of mind issues facing Health IT executives and practitioners including:  

  • Business Risk in Connected Care – On Monday, April 13 at 2:30 p.m. CDT, Phil Raymond, Architect, Wireless Connectivity & Sr. Global Product Manager, Networking will share his perspectives on the value proposition for risk management standards (IEC 80001) and the primary benefits for healthcare organizations.
  • Breaking Down Data Silos to Innovate and Connect Care – As part of the Interoperability Showcase (booth #2034), Dr. Joseph Frassica, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Technology Officer for Patient Care and Monitoring Solutions, will lead a presentation on Tuesday, April 14 at 10:00 a.m. CDT on how interoperability needs to be a two-way street between EHRs and other connected devices, systems and people.

In conjunction with HIMSS15, Philips is a founding partner and sponsor of the inaugural HX360TM, a co-located event focused on next-generation technologies that will reinvent care delivery, featuring Philips executives:

  • Change Management Delivered – Leading in a Time of Technology Transition – On Monday, April 13 at 10:30 a.m. CDT, Jeroen Tas will participate in a panel discussion on this new era of health care when technology is changing everything.
  • Amazing Analytics – On Monday, April 13 at 1:45 p.m. CDT, Tas will share his perspectives on how the health care industry should harness analytics to facilitate consumer-driven health, innovation and better care.
  • Entrepreneurship Inside, Alongside and Outside Health Systems – On Tuesday, April 14 at 10:40 a.m. CDT, Carla Kriwet, Executive Vice President and CEO of Patient Care and Monitoring Systems, will discuss the importance of innovation in health care.

 

Additionally, the Philips booth (#931) will feature six solutions areas addressing the biggest challenges facing Health IT executives today:

  • Connected health – Allowing for the integration and analysis of data to better support patient care and engagement, the Philips HealthSuite Digital Platform is an open and secure, cloud-based IT infrastructure that supports the secure collection of all types of data related to health and lifestyle.
  • Acute and general care – From centralized monitoring and a single point of interoperability, to clinician mobility and effective alarm management, technology is meant to help ease clinician challenges – not overwhelm them.
  • Enterprise telehealth – Leveraging telehealth-enabled clinical programs, patient data and computer-based algorithms, care teams can remotely monitor and consult to address patient populations across the health continuum and improve care by reducing costly readmissions.
  • Home monitoring – Senior patients and their caregivers want confidence and peace of mind to live safe, healthy and connected independent lives. Through a wearable medical alert service, seniors can get access to help when and where they need it when an emergency occurs.
  • Imaging and informatics – By streamlining the management and analysis of patient data for radiology, cardiology and pathology through seamless interactions with core hospital information systems, health systems can balance clinical workflow, improving patient care and economic value.
  • Sleep and respiratory care – Gaining insights into consumer needs can lead to healthier patients and best practices. Addressing complex sleep conditions may be eased with a focus on informatics, data management and patient compliance.