As healthcare continues to transition to value-based care models, equipping providers with the technology and tools they need to drive efficient, effective, scalable and personalized clinical outcomes will become increasingly important. Along with the emerging role of telehealth monitoring, intelligence driven clinical management and data interoperability have created an enhanced ability to improve care across the health continuum for those impacted by sleep or respiratory conditions. With more than 10 years of cloud-based data sharing experience and analytics around more than 7 million patient lives, Philips has a long history of leading new innovation in informatics designed to help patients sleep and breathe easier. An even greater opportunity now exists with the development of the Care Orchestrator connected care management application powered by the Philips HealthSuite digital platform – which enables and hosts a series of interoperable health tech software applications that collect key data and information elements through telemetric-capable products and devices. Care Orchestrator is a connected health technology in the homecare space that connects the portfolio of sleep and respiratory care enabling data, clinical management workflow, informatics and intelligence for providers, payers and patients within a single application. So how will connected sleep and respiratory care actually work, given the challenges in today’s market? Reimbursement levels no longer cover therapeutic ineffectiveness or inefficiency. Government-mandated competitive bidding in the U.S. is putting pressure on medical device manufacturers and home medical equipment (HME) providers alike. Compliance-driven payer policies are adding even more strain. In addition, many models of care are high touch and complicated by disparate data sources, labor intensive set-up and too much manual workflow, while clinicians are strapped for time more than ever before. Connected health technology can help mitigate these challenges and spur positive change by bringing the right information together to better empower clinicians, analyze and understand patient needs and outcomes, and automate critical processes. Here’s what “connected” sleep and respiratory care means today, and how it will expand in the future: Now more than ever, effective treatment for sleep and respiratory issues must be factored into ongoing health and wellness, with information that empowers the right team of clinicians and caregivers who will both treat patients when sick and help keep people healthy. By connecting data and informatics from across the health continuum and bringing sleep and respiratory care into the fold, we are already enabling homecare providers, physicians and payers to address both the cost and care challenges that lie ahead and are playing a key role in driving the future of healthcare. By adding powerful solutions such as Care Orchestrator to the Philips Health Suite digital platform, we’re building on our commitment to bring innovative technology solutions into different care settings, and to provide streamlined approaches for diagnosing and treating sleep and respiratory conditions today while paving the way for a healthier tomorrow. [1] World Health Organization. (n.d.). Retrieved June 27, 2016, from http://www.who.int/gard/publications/chronic_respiratory_diseases.pdf [2] Keehan, S. P., Sisko, A. M., Truffer, C. J., Poisal, J. A., Cuckler, G. A., Madison, A. J., ... & Smith, S. D. (2011). National health spending projections through 2020: economic recovery and reform drive faster spending growth. Health Affairs, 10-1377.
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