Sam Brusco, Associate Editor04.04.24
Philips has begun a strategic partnership with smartQare to integrate the viQtor advanced monitoring solution into its clinical patient monitoring platforms.
The new partnership, according to Philips, aims to foster open communication between sensors and systems, helping ease the complexity of continuous monitoring by making data and decision support accessible with easy-to-use platforms—both in the hospital and at home.
As part of the agreement, smartQare will acquire Philips’ Healthdot business, combining the wearable biosensor with the viQtor patient monitoring solution via a single digital platform. Moving forward, the duo said it will jointly offer the integrated, remote patient monitoring solution to healthcare providers and patients.
The duo believes that moving away from proprietary standards and closed systems to an open monitoring infrastructure will benefit the health system and patients. Clinicians can be free to use third-party devices and wearables of choice that communicate across the platform. They said the open ecosystem will offer the flexibility to monitor patients before, during, and after hospitalization for a unified, seamless patient view.
The collaboration seeks to enable next-generation, continuous patient monitoring in and out of the hospital, beginning in Europe.
“At Philips, we recognize the need for systemic change, driven by the entirety of the health technology industry. By opening our world-class monitoring platform to other companies like smartQare, we can create a patient-monitoring ecosystem that helps to give time back to the provider to work on what matters and care for their patients confidently,” said Christoph Pedain, Business Leader, Hospital Patient Monitoring at Philips. “Hospitals and health systems can then balance the need to standardize and personalize care across care settings and to help enhance workflows, care delivery, and patient safety.”
“Combining leading biosensors and platforms into a practical, readily available solution helps to address growing challenges to healthcare systems around the world brought on by increasing demand and fewer resources,” added Walter van Kuijen, CEO of smartQare. “At smartQare we are committed to unlocking the power of innovation to ensure future accessibility and affordability of healthcare systems, globally.”
The new partnership, according to Philips, aims to foster open communication between sensors and systems, helping ease the complexity of continuous monitoring by making data and decision support accessible with easy-to-use platforms—both in the hospital and at home.
As part of the agreement, smartQare will acquire Philips’ Healthdot business, combining the wearable biosensor with the viQtor patient monitoring solution via a single digital platform. Moving forward, the duo said it will jointly offer the integrated, remote patient monitoring solution to healthcare providers and patients.
The duo believes that moving away from proprietary standards and closed systems to an open monitoring infrastructure will benefit the health system and patients. Clinicians can be free to use third-party devices and wearables of choice that communicate across the platform. They said the open ecosystem will offer the flexibility to monitor patients before, during, and after hospitalization for a unified, seamless patient view.
The collaboration seeks to enable next-generation, continuous patient monitoring in and out of the hospital, beginning in Europe.
“At Philips, we recognize the need for systemic change, driven by the entirety of the health technology industry. By opening our world-class monitoring platform to other companies like smartQare, we can create a patient-monitoring ecosystem that helps to give time back to the provider to work on what matters and care for their patients confidently,” said Christoph Pedain, Business Leader, Hospital Patient Monitoring at Philips. “Hospitals and health systems can then balance the need to standardize and personalize care across care settings and to help enhance workflows, care delivery, and patient safety.”
“Combining leading biosensors and platforms into a practical, readily available solution helps to address growing challenges to healthcare systems around the world brought on by increasing demand and fewer resources,” added Walter van Kuijen, CEO of smartQare. “At smartQare we are committed to unlocking the power of innovation to ensure future accessibility and affordability of healthcare systems, globally.”