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INTELLIGENT VERTICAL: HEALTHCARE
TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES
ENABLE HEALTHCARE SECTOR
TO FLOURISH
Developments in clinical innovation are propelling
the capabilities of the healthcare sector forward and
offering patients a higher standard of care. Utilising
technology such as Software-as-a-Service and Big
Data is allowing for more efficient and flexible ways
of working.
E
arlySense, the market leader in
contact-free continuous monitoring
solutions across the care continuum,
has announced a comprehensive
implementation by Franciscus Gasthuis and
Vlietland (Rotterdam), a leading hospital
in the Netherlands. The hospital installed
EarlySense’s continuous monitors in its
28-bed pulmonology ward following a
successful evaluation of EarlySense’s sensors
by the hospital’s nursing department.
Leveraging Big Data analytics, the
EarlySense system will enable hospital staff
to continuously and accurately monitor
patient heart rate, respiratory rate and
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movement. This consistent stream of
patient data will aid the nursing staff with
early detection of patient deterioration,
helping in preventing adverse events
including patient falls.
“We are dedicated to providing our patients
with the highest level of care and equipping
our nursing staff with advanced technology
to help them succeed in their roles,” said
Lex Kahlman, Care Manager Pulmonology
at Franciscus Gasthuis and Vlietland.
“Preventing patient deterioration and falls
is one of our key patient health objectives,
as many of our patients are elderly and
prone to falls. The EarlySense continuous
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LEVERAGING BIG
DATA ANALYTICS,
THE EARLYSENSE
SYSTEM WILL
ENABLE HOSPITAL
STAFF TO
CONTINUOUSLY
AND ACCURATELY
MONITOR PATIENT
HEART RATE,
RESPIRATORY
RATE AND
MOVEMENT.
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