
Connected Medical Devices
Ask an expertConnected medical devices: The future of critical care
Learn more about our vision for the future of critical care and what’s on the horizon for connected technologies in the hospital:
- Medical technologies that communicate in a secure and standardized way
- Bidirectional communications between medical devices and EMR systems
- Data connectivity that improves efficiency and safety, optimizes clinical outcomes, and reduces costs
Potential improvements at the point of care
Connected Technologies bring together patient and device data from a wide range of therapy and monitoring devices, clinical information systems and other sources to support better and more informed decision-making.
Potential improvements across the department
Connected Technologies support a quiet and low-stress environment that's conducive to healing and patient comfort. Workflows are streamlined, bridging distances between care providers and patients.
Potential hospital-wide improvements
Connected Technologies support network-based service throughout the hospital, so that devices and systems can maintain a peak level of performance. This strengthens hospital cybersecurity efforts through encrypted communication to help protect patients and medical technologies.