Philips and Rostock University Medicine network the greater Rostock region
15.06.2016 10:53
As part of the Capital Congress, Royal Philips signed in the presence of its CEO Frans van Houten, and Prof. Dr. med. Christian Schmidt, medical director and chairman of the Rostock University Medical Board, a declaration of intent for the cooperation project “Networked care for heart patients in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania”. The aim of the collaboration is to provide networked, coordinated and therefore more efficient care for heart patients through innovative technologies.
“The healthcare markets present us with many challenges – an increasing number of chronically ill people, demographic change and unprofitable hospitals are just a few examples. At the same time, Industrialization 4.0 and digitalization are driving market change,” says Peter Vullinghs, CEO of Philips Market DACH. “We already have a huge amount of data – Philips processes 18 petabytes in its IT systems alone. Each Philips Ultrafast scanner processes 1.5 terabytes of pathology data. With intelligent use of data and the networking of all healthcare facilities, we will help work more efficiently and make patients' lives easier. Our project with the Rostock University Medical Center is another milestone in our contribution to the digitalization of healthcare systems,” continued Vullinghs.
The networked Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
A digital ecosystem is intended to enable control, interaction and communication within a network of healthcare providers in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and patients. Healthcare providers are clinics, doctors, health insurance companies, medical supply stores or pharmacies. The Rostock University Medical Center coordinates everyone involved to ensure optimal care for people with heart disease. Philips supplies the digital platform with interfaces to data sources such as hospital or practice software, connection to the telemedicine center and devices such as activity trackers, blood pressure monitors or scales. The digital platform stores and analyzes the data collected here.
“Challenges such as the impending undersupply in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania or the morbidity and mortality from heart disease, which is above the national average, force us to develop efficient solutions in treatment. Combined solutions from industry and university medicine in the interests of patients therefore make absolute sense,” says Prof. Dr. med. Christian Schmidt, Medical Director and Chairman of the Rostock University Medical Board. “Our service compiles relevant data in a platform that is controlled via an app. We provide this data to the various parties according to the target group, i.e. doctors and our telemedicine center. It is very important to mention that patients have control over this data. You decide who has access to the data collected and uses it for diagnostic and treatment purposes,” continued Schmidt.