PRODUCTS & SERVICES video-over-IP system combined with Sony’s PTZ cameras and


4K displays, which allow nurses’ workstations to easily and remotely add live view access into any room, whether a surgical suite, ICU or emergency department, to reduce exposure and minimize personnel reuired in a confined space. She continued, “Due to distancing measures and infection control, there is a very high demand for advanced telemedicine solutions in hospitals, particularly in the ICU and critical care areas. ow more than ever, onys pan tilt zoom cameras are being integrated into leading telemedicine platforms in hospi- tals to collaborate and communicate virtually. In some cases, medical staff shifted to remote care and equip- ment, Impellizeri pointed out. “During the pandemic, many radiologists have been working


more from home, he noted. adiologists scrambled to set up their home offices with the same image uality, diagnostic confi- dence and reliability as they experience in the hospital’s reading room. any turned to us for lightweight, high-performance  ram laptops  and I compliant  diagnostic monitors 3.-inch model 3-. dwards ifesciences adusted staff sched- ules and added remote training on products, explains Katie Szyman, Corporate Vice Presi- dent, ritical are. “We increased production of our products,


but I restrictions reduced our workforce by  initially, she stated. e were able to offset these limitations with increased overtime for the remaining team. In many facilities, our local clinical specialists were able to continue assisting with installation and training on our products. In other facilities, we offered virtual trainings, which were a eible and efficient option for our customers.


Katie Szyman


Hospital-wide and specialty care


Video imaging is used across various healthcare settings and specialties. onitors of all sizes and capabilities are needed. “Primary areas that require display of video images include endoscopy, laparoscopy, arthroscopy, uoroscopy, surgical microscopes, and ophthalmology, chlueter addressed. s family of monitors is designed for use with specialized medical image-generating devices used in those areas. ybrid s and


emergency procedure rooms typically use a larger monitor to display multiple images at once for team viewing. e added, s  and  monitors have multiple video signal inputs compatible with a variety of image-capture devices as well as the images produced by monitoring equip- ment found, for eample, in a cath lab.  also offers wireless A/V transceivers, recording and archiving equipment, video over IP, multi-viewers for video wall-type needs, signal routing and signal conversion devices, optical fiber cables and other euipment to support infrastructure in the . Patients are monitored in a growing number of environments, epresses im alley, resident  hief rowth fficer, arlyense. istorically, higher acuity areas including IUs, operat- ing rooms and recovery areas have used patient monitoring technology, he indicated. owever, today the use of patient monitoring has expanded to non-acute areas in the hospital, with med-surg and general oors using it as a continuous way to detect changes in patients prone to health complications. ow, beds in general care areas have advanced, robust sensors embedded within them, allowing for most hospital patients to be monitored. utside of the hospital, there is a rapid adoption of sensor-based monitoring technology in post-acute facilities, and a rapid epansion into the home. ith arlyenses contact- free continuous monitoring technology, a sensor placed under a patient’s mattress can accurately transmit real-time data to medical staff outside the patient’s room, which is extremely useful in light of the recent coronavirus social-distancing restrictions.


EarlySense's InSight Sensor-based Monitoring Solution


I-, in turn, created a greater need for monitoring high-risk patients, emphasized zyman. he I- pandemic caused many hospitals to epand


ICUs to treat the overwhelming number of cases, which created demand for monitoring technologies, she eplained. ecause these patients have a higher risk of developing serious com- plications, hemodynamic monitoring can help clinicians detect problems quickly, enabling them to make more informed and immediate treatment decisions. Digital, mobile workstations are playing a vital role in ambu-


55” monitor from FSN Medical Technologies


latory care during the crisis, notes rian azelwood, arketing anager, edical ivision, idmark. odays euipment must be designed to provide the e- ibility needed to support technology within the exam room, from room to room, when a space-saving solution is needed—or when it’s time to expand the point of care beyond the exam space, such as the shift to telehealth resulting from the I-  pandemic, azelwood stressed. obile and stationary workstations are designed with technology needs in mind,


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