Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, has introduced the Philips Medical Tablet, an end-to-end, easy-to-implement, portable monitoring kit designed to help clinicians remotely monitor larger patient populations during emergency situations, like the COVID-19 pandemic. The Medical Tablet integrates with Philips advanced IntelliVue XDS software to enable remote access of patient monitoring information, allowing clinicians to care for patients outside of the hospital setting. This solution is not tied to a central monitoring station and can therefore be operated through WiFi connection, making it easy to deploy and integrate into existing clinical structures and workflows.

The Philips Medical Tablet using XDS software can connect to multiple IntelliVue monitors in the same network, allowing clinicians to remotely monitor multiple patients to reduce contact as well as lessen bedside monitoring disturbances and interruptions.

Peter Ziese, General Manager, Monitoring Analytics, Philips said, “The Philips Medical Tablet with IntelliVue XDS software gives clinicians critical patient data like vital signs and clinical decision support applications right at their fingertips, empowering them to make informed care decisions no matter where they are.”

Outside of emergency-use situations, the Philips Medical Tablet with IntelliVue XDS software can be used as an extended screen, working as a companion to the IntelliVue monitor to display meaningful patient information through clinical decision support tools. It can also act as a clinical workspace, combining patient monitoring views and the hospital’s IT applications, allowing clinicians to simultaneously interact across multiple systems for enhanced patient care.

The Philips Medical Tablet, integrated with the IntelliVue XDS software joins a growing portfolio of solutions aimed at addressing the challenges and changes in patient care brought upon by COVID-19.