Philips’ connected care solutions allow healthcare professionals to provide care to the patient at the point-of-care in a hospital setting as well as monitor the patient’s recovery at home. Beyond recovery, the connected care model also enables long-term monitoring of the patient’s health statistics, so potential issues can be addressed early to avoid hospitalisation. When we close the current gaps in patient monitoring with connected technology, we will experience more consistent patient care, seamless patient transitions and improved outcomes – and be one step closer to a value-based care ecosystem.
Muhammad Ali Jaleel
Country Manager, Personal Health and Health Systems Leader, Philips Malaysia
In his speech, Datuk Dr Lee said technology can benefit healthcare personnel and patients but the humanity of healthcare professionals should come first. “Technology is a certainty and we prepare to embrace it. We prepare to be better clinicians, better healthcare professionals because of the technology, but we do not replace ourselves with technology. Going into IR4.0, we go with eyes wide open, with hearts in the right place, with preparedness to change the way we work,” Dr Lee said.
Dr Christopher Lee
The connected care approach within healthcare has significant potential in Malaysia, as in many other countries, where it has been shown to bring about better health outcomes by:
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