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Key Lessons from COVID-19 & How We Can Better Support our Healthcare Provider

by Peter Ziese PhD, MD, Head of Clinical Strategy and Innovation, Philips 04/06/2021 Leave a Comment

COVID-19 has been a novel pandemic in many ways beyond the actual virus itself – from the irreparable impacts it’s having on society, to the immense strain it’s put on the healthcare industry. A recent report stated that 93% of healthcare professionals reported experiencing stress, 86% reported experiencing anxiety, and 76% reported exhaustion and burnout [1]. Considering that the virus will continue to have an impact in 2021 and the reality that COVID-19 will likely not be the last epidemic we
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Advanced ICU Care Rebrands as Hicuity Health

by Jasmine Pennic 01/06/2021 Leave a Comment

Advanced ICU Care Announces Corporate Rebrand as Hicuity Health

What You Should Know: - Advanced ICU Care, has announced a corporate name change to Hicuity Health. The new brand more accurately reflects the organization’s evolving portfolio of advanced telemedicine services and future expansion of its solution offerings. - The updated branding will support Hicuity Health’s continuing expansion of its inpatient telemedicine solution offerings, with each new service line focused on aiding partner hospitals in improving patient health while also
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The Future of the ICU? How Clinical Decision Support Is Advancing Care

by Kelly Patrick, Principal Analyst at Signify Research 10/19/2020 Leave a Comment

The Future of the ICU? How Clinical Decision Support Is Advancing Care

Without a doubt 2020 has been a devastating year for many; the impact of COVID-19 on both personal lives and businesses has had long-term consequences. At the end of September, the number of COVID-19 cases fell just short of 350 million, with just over 1 million deaths reported. The expectation of a second peak in many countries exposed to the deadly illness is being handled with care, with many governments attempting to minimize the impact of an extreme rise in cases.   COVID-19
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UAB Medicine, Advanced ICU Care to Develop Tele-ICU Care Operations Center

by Jasmine Pennic 10/14/2020 Leave a Comment

UAB Medicine, Advanced ICU Care to Develop Tele-ICU Care Operations Center

What You Should Know: - UAB Medicine has announced a large-scale, strategic telemedicine partnership with Advanced ICU Care that will encompass the entire health system, one of the top three largest public hospital facilities in the U.S. - The relationship initiates the development of a new tele-ICU care operations center and envisions serving up to 750 ICU beds in Alabama and surrounding states. UAB Medicine, a nationally recognized leader in patient care, research and training and
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Cloudbreak Health Lands $10M for Unified Telemedicine Platform to Fuel Growth

by Jasmine Pennic 02/20/2020 Leave a Comment

Cloudbreak Health Lands $10M for Unified Telemedicine Platform to Fuel Growth

- Cloudbreak Health raises $10M in funding from Columbia Partners Private Capital to expand its telehealth footprint. - The company plans to use the funding will advance Cloudbreak Health’s operations and product innovations as it looks to expand nationwide throughout 2020. Cloudbreak Health, LLC, (“Cloudbreak”), a leading unified telemedicine and video medical interpretation solutions provider, today announced it has secured a $10 million investment from Columbia Partners Private
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Philips Launches AI-Powered Patient Risk Prediction Algorithm for ICU

by Fred Pennic 10/17/2019 Leave a Comment

Philips Launches AI-Powered Patient Risk Prediction Algorithm for ICU

- Philips launches Sentry Score, a predictive algorithm for the intensive care unit (ICU) that shows a patient’s probability of receiving an intervention within 60 minutes. - The proprietary predictive algorithm enhances Centralized Virtual Clinical Operations to provide decision support and intervention for ICU patients. - Sentry Score provides clinicians in the tele-ICU with a more comprehensive view of the patient, allowing them to coordinate assessments and recommended actions with
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Tele-ICU: Advancing from Triple Aim to Quad Aim with Improved Critical Care Team Satisfaction

by Dr. S. Ram Srinivasan, Chief Medical Officer at Advanced ICU Care. 07/30/2019 Leave a Comment

Tele-ICU: Advancing from Triple Aim to Quad Aim with Improved Critical Care Team Satisfaction

Tele-ICU is increasingly being recognized for its ability to improve the satisfaction of high-acuity care teams, which can ultimately impact the ability to enhance patient outcomes. Since 2007, hospitals and healthcare systems in the U.S. have been driving toward a common set of goals: The Triple Aim. This model broadly calls for enhancing the patient experience, improving population health, and reducing the per capita cost of healthcare. This capstone objective for the healthcare system was
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Analysis: Philips’ Evolution to a Pure-play Healthcare Technology Vendor

by Alex Green, Steve Holloway, Simon Harris and Michael Liberty, Signify Research 07/02/2019 Leave a Comment

Analysis: Philips’ Evolution to a Pure-play Healthcare Technology Vendor

 The last two-to-three years we have seen Philips complete its transformation into a pure-play healthcare technology vendor. It has reduced its interest in its remaining non-healthcare business Philips Lighting/Signify (now owning only a 16.5% share), made 16 healthcare technology acquisitions since the start of 2017 and organized its internal business units into three core healthcare technology segments, Personal Health, Diagnosis & Treatment and Connected Care. A few weeks ago, several of
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AHN to Implement Mercy Virtual’s ICU Program to Enhance Critical Care

by Fred Pennic 06/24/2019 Leave a Comment

AHN to Implement Mercy Virtual’s ICU Program to Enhance Critical Care

Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and Highmark Health has signed a partnership agreement with Mercy Virtual to establish an innovative telehealth model that will enhance the delivery of critical care services in communities across western Pennsylvania. A subsidiary of the St. Louis-based health system Mercy, Mercy Virtual is a leader in the development and delivery of telehealth solutions to hospitals around the country.24/7 ICU Patient Care SupportThrough state-of-the-art telecommunication and
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Wake Forest Baptist Health Launches Tele-ICU Services for Real-Time Clinical Data

by Fred Pennic 11/16/2018 Leave a Comment

Wake Forest Baptist Health Launch Tele-ICU Services for Real-Time Clinical Data

Wake Forest Baptist Health, an academic medical center and healthcare system based in Winston-Salem, NC has announced the launch of tele-ICU services at three hospitals within the health system through Advanced ICU Care. Advanced ICU Care’s high-acuity telemedicine services treat more ICU patients and save more lives than any other independent tele-ICU provider in the nation. Tele-ICU Services Supports ICU Care Delivery at System HospitalsWake Forest Baptist Health’s ICUs will be monitored
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