The new cardiac care platform uses advanced algorithms to access, analyze, and manage electrocardiograph (ECG) data remotely or at the point of care. Philips’ technology builds on the cardiograph to help improve diagnostic cardiology by streamlining data collection and reducing administrative workload, giving care teams more time with patients.
“A common theme I hear from care providers and hospital administrators is that they seek ways to alleviate their care teams’ workload without sacrificing the quality of patient care. To achieve that, they need access to the right information at the right time, wherever their point of decision may be,” Stefano Folli, the business leader of Ambulatory Monitoring and Diagnostics at Philips, said in a news release. “That’s the beauty of Philips Cardiac Workstation. It helps streamline workflow using advanced algorithms to access and analyze ECG from anywhere, paving the way to more efficient and effective patient care by enabling clinicians to quickly identify and prioritize the most at-risk patients.”
According to the World Health Organization, heart disease is one of the leading causes of death globally. Philips wants to address some of the challenges and costs of managing cardiac conditions using the Cardiac Workstation.
More about Cardiac Workstation’s features
The Cardiac Workstation helps by enhancing workflow, providing clinical decision support and enabling enterprise interoperability.
Philips incorporated gesture-driven interactions like zoom, scroll and swipe functions to enhance workflows. The simple interface with a three-step workflow helps clinicians minimize data entry errors and quickly capture, analyze and export accurate ECGs.
The company also designed Cardiac Workstation to allow care teams to access and view accurate demographic information and deep clinical data about the patient to support clinical decision-making. Some of that support includes zooming in on views of irregular rhythms or scrolling through multiple ECGs to identify trends. When used with Philips’ IntelliSpace ECG management system, clinicians can compare current and previous ECG readings to see trends or risks.
The Cardiac Workstation is designed to be part of a broader ecosystem and interoperate with multiple enterprise systems beyond Philips’ IntelliSpace ECG and other departmental systems. It has seamless integration with electronic medical records and system technology.
