FDA clears new cloud-enabled Philips cardiovascular IT system
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted 510(k) clearance for the latest release of Philips Healthcare's Cardiovascular Workspace imaging and information management system. It enables cloud-hosted availability and software-as-a-Service (SaaS) deployment.
The company said by accessing the cardiovascular information system (CVIS) using the Philips HealthSuite digital cloud platform, health systems can accelerate adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), automate data analysis, documentation, and reporting.
A major trend in healthcare IT systems over the past few years has been a movement to the cloud so hospitals no longer need to maintain large data centers, to enable anytime and anywhere access to patient data and imaging, make software updates easier, and to allow access to AI. The goal is to ease IT management, reduce operational costs, and accelerate AI adoption.
“Our cloud-enabled Cardiovascular Workspace provides the foundation for future AI enabled tools and workflow insights across the cardiology care continuum,” explained Madhuri Sebastian, Philips business leader for imaging informatics in a statement. “With cloud deployment, we are enabling secure remote reading and improving efficiency. Our approach is a true differentiator, because it unlocks the ability to scale and innovate through large datasets."
The company also said its cloud platform helps integrate cardiovascular services to the existing Philips radiology PACS HealthSuite offering to streamline imaging workflows.
The cloud offering is made possible through a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
"In cardiovascular care especially, the ability to scale innovation depends on unlocking the power of data through secure, cloud-enabled solutions across the entire care continuum," said Dr. Rowland Illing, chief medical officer and director, healthcare and life sciences at Amazon Web Services. "Philips is building the kind of integrated data ecosystem that empowers clinicians with actionable insights and delivers measurable impact for patients."
Dave Fornell has covered healthcare for more than 17 years, with a focus in cardiology and radiology. Fornell is a 5-time winner of a Jesse H. Neal Award, the most prestigious editorial honors in the field of specialized journalism. The wins included best technical content, best use of social media and best COVID-19 coverage. Fornell was also a three-time Neal finalist for best range of work by a single author. He produces more than 100 editorial videos each year, most of them interviews with key opinion leaders in medicine. He also writes technical articles, covers key trends, conducts video hospital site visits, and is very involved with social media. E-mail: [email protected]