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| A Capsule Neuron bedside device--Courtesy of Jmonifi, Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0 |
Massachusetts medical device IT specialist Capsule Tech is launching its SmartLinx line of integration systems designed to link medical devices with patient data in real time.
Capsule's system offers compatibility with over 650 devices, according to its website, and the company partners with more than 60 device and diagnostic makers worldwide, including giants like Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ), GE Healthcare ($GE), Roche ($RHHBY) and others.
Getting set to introduce SmartLinx at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual conference this week in Orlando, FL, Capsule touts the device as "the industry's first medical device information system." According to the company, its software and hardware goes beyond linking devices, offering an intelligent system that incorporates data analytics--a sort of one-stop shop for consolidating a patient's needs.
The suite includes a number of products designed to act together, including an administrative Web-based managing system, multiple data collection points, operational analytics, Wi-Fi connectivity and client software for use with hospitals' existing computers.
"In launching SmartLinx, Capsule is addressing requests from healthcare organizations to do more with their medical device data--to provide early identification and notification of patient deterioration and sepsis detection, and to help them better manage the life of their connected devices, among a number of capabilities," Capsule chief marketing and sales officer Stuart Long said in a statement.
Founded in 1997, Capsule's Neuron touch-screen bedside device connectivity system led the company's offerings in 2013 for a 24% increase in revenue. In January, medical device integration competitor Isirona was acquired by healthcare IT firm NantHealth.
"Unlike the laboratory, cardiology, radiology and other various types of hospital information systems that comprise a system of components that manage and provide a variety of services for their users, medical devices are not managed as a system, yet they provide the most accurate, real-time feed of a patient's vital signs and other critical biometric data," Long said. "By taking these devices from just moving data to enabling real-time surveillance and useful analytics of the data, the impact on the quality and cost of care is profound."
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