Nicklaus Children’s Health System, Philips to provide innovative patient and staff experience, helping to enhance outcomes for the smallest of patients - Seite 2

“Philips shares our commitment to innovation, and patient safety and quality, and has taken the time to understand our care goals and the unique Nicklaus Children's experience we work to deliver,” said Matthew A. Love, president, and CEO of Nicklaus Children’s Health System. “This means understanding that you cannot just make a smaller version of an adult radiology solution for our patients, and that sick kids don’t necessarily stay still for studies. More importantly, if we can make things fun and give each child confidence about the procedure, we can alleviate some of the stress they and their families may be feeling as part of the treatment process.”

Nicklaus Children’s will enhance its cardiac care with the Philips EPIQ CVx and Compact 5500CV AI-enabled ultrasound systems which automate measurements and strain quantification to reduce quantification time by 51% [5] and help sonographers reduce exam time for 2D imaging by 20% [6] while reducing inter-operator variability. TrueVue imaging technology will help interpretation of structural heart disease progression and communication between echocardiographers and interventionalists, providing crucial clinical information, further increasing diagnostic confidence for improved procedure guidance and patient outcomes. 

“Nicklaus Children’s understands that it isn’t just about the technology, it is about creating a healthy future for every child, giving their families and their staff the most precious commodity there is – time,” said Jeff DiLullo, Chief Region Leader for Philips North America. “This is why we develop these systems end-to-end with the smallest of patients in mind, working with child psychologists, not just engineers, to understand how we can improve their experience. Nicklaus Children’s is one of the best pediatric health systems with the highest survival rates in the nation, and if we can help their clinicians with pediatric coaching solutions and AI-enabled solutions to quickly find the answers they need to deliver exceptional outcomes, we can also give families hope.”

[1] Scan Buddy: A Gamified App to Prepare Children for an MRI Scan | SpringerLink
[2] Kitten Scanner reduces the use of sedation in pediatric MRI (sagepub.com)
[3] BlueSeal contains only a fraction of the liquid helium (< 0.5% or 7 liter)* *Compared to the Ingenia 1.5T ZBO magnet
[4] Compared to examinations without SmartSpeed imaging
[5] VM9 claims document 270472
[6] VMQ9.0 Claims Evidence Report

For further information, please contact:

Mark Groves
Philips External Relations
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