The Journal of mHealth Vol 2 issue 5 (Oct) | Page 27

Real-time Clinical Information Platform Driving Improved Outcomes
»» Communicate with and learn from other people with
diabetes and healthcare providers within a secure datadriven online community
»» Receive notifications for missed and out-of-range readings
»» Receive data-driven coaching guidance based on patient
data when needed, to support patients in self-management
“I am excited that we are providing people with diabetes the
tools to connect all of their relevant health data and share data
and experiences in one community, where they can collaborate
with fellow patients and all of their different care providers,”
said Jeroen Tas, CEO Healthcare Informatics Solutions and
Services, Philips. “There is a growing need for solutions that
enhance self-management and continuity of care for those with
chronic conditions such as diabetes to decrease health deterioration, re-admissions and mortality rates. This system has been
designed by patients for patients and is enabling fully integrated
health management and care delivery in a new, connected, efficient and highly patient centric way.”
“Empowering patients to be true partners in their own health
care by giving them access to their data and by facilitating collaboration is the key to driving change across populations,” said
Lucien Engelen, Director REshape Centre at Radboud UMC.
“By collaborating with Philips, we’re creating the digital framework necessary to make data actionable and transform how
healthcare consumers engage with their caregivers and social
community.”
The system is built on the Philips HealthSuite digital platform
and its new CareCatalyst solution. CareCatalyst securely connects
devices and collects, integrates and analyses patient data from connected consumer and medical devices, electronic medical records,

and personal health data. This capability makes it easy for health
systems, institutions and care providers to utilise the HealthSuite
platform - CareCatalyst in dedicated localised solutions for diabetes that are aligned with their existing clinical pathways.
“This is the first real-world implementation of the Philips
HealthSuite digital platform - CareCatalyst for a clinical situation.” continues Andrade. “We believe it is the only diabetes
management solution that brings an individual’s personal health
data together with clinical health data from electronic medical
records in a secure environment.”
“Many applications provide a window for viewing portions of
PHR and EMR data. Philips’ Diabetes Support Solution uses
the CareCatalyst solution to bridge the silos that currently exist
between the PHR and EMR data and allows people to collect
and connect data from both sources with appropriate privacy
and security.”
The joint prototype development is expected to be available for
evaluation in limited markets before the end of year, and there
are plans to introduce similar connected care solutions addressing other chronic conditions.
References
1. www.idf.org/worlddiabetesday/toolkit/g p/facts-figures.
Accessed Sep 10th 2015
2. www.scopeblog.stanford.edu/2014/05/08/new-research-keepsdiabetics-safer-during-sleep/. Accessed Sep 10th 2015
3. www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/treatment-and-care/
whos-on-your-health-care-team/your-health-care-team.html.
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Real-time Clinical Information
Platform Driving Improved
Outcomes
Having access to timely and relevant data that
can provide a complete clinical perspective on an
individual patient should be the foundation for
modern, efficient and effective health services.
Ensuring that data is mobilised across the
healthcare network can deliver improved
patient outcomes, ensure that resources
are properly allocated and drive significant efficiencies. The task of developing
such a network though is significant.
Medopad is a digital health platform
that has been designed to provide doctors and nurses with the capability to
access real-time data feeds from across

the healthcare system. As a point-ofcare solution it integrates existing clinical data, delivers it to mobile devices and
provides a platform to create clinical and
productivity apps that can intuitively use
that data.
The system works by collecting information from disparate hospital databases
and collating them into a central source.
By integrating with the wide variety of
data streams from within the hospital
organisation and the wider primary care
environment it enables a collated view
of an individual patient’s record. Allowing access to data from historical medical

files to X-ray and MRI scans, all at the
touch of an iPad.
Developed closely with BMI Healthcare and the UK NHS, Medopad has
identified key problems associated with
interoperability, security concerns, and
other i ssues that have in the past prevented systems like this from succeeding
and then worked to develop a solution
that fits within existing workflows and
care pathways. This has meant that the
solution is intrinsically tailored to overcome real, everyday problems associated
with healthcare technology. Not only has
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