CRITICAL DECISIONS

THE PROBLEM

Free Your Clinical Engineering Team to Lead the E�ort

Augmented Reality Physicians will be able to build 3D holographic images of patients and improve the diagnosis process. Images from CTs and MRIs can be turned into digital replicas of patient anatomies.

WearablesWearable devices are being used to track physical activity, vital signs, prescription consumption and other important metrics. Where is the technology headed next? Where should you be investing?

Data SecurityHealthcare tends to lag behind other markets in terms of defending against cyberattacks. Which technologies should you deploy? Multi-factor authentication? Digital certificates? What about when you start exploring Internet-of-Things-connected devices?

The average hospital has

Clinical Engineering spends nearly half (40%) of their time on low-value tasks — searching for equipment, managing multiple vendors, and servicing functional equipment due to operator error, etc. — leaving too little time for technology

exploration and decision-making.

Which Technologies Should You Deploy to Reshape the Patient Experience?

Technology changes in the form of portals and apps have incrementally changed the patient experience over the past several years. Emerging technologies are about to accelerate the pace of change.

There is a long list of emerging technologies that will rapidly transform healthcare and the patient experience. Top transformation candidates include:

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3D BioprintingThis technology is rocketing forward faster than predicted. 3D printing appears to be on track for replicating organs for use in testing drugs — and, eventually, in actual transplants. Applications inside the hospital are far-reaching.

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE

THE SOLUTION

Alleviate the burden of low-value tasks, so your Clinical Engineering team can deliver greater value to your hospital.

WHICH ONES?

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AI and machine learning will unleash new diagnostic and predictive capabilities that will greatly improve patient outcomes. Sorting through the possibilities is an enormous and critical task.

RoboticsWhether it’s moving patients, transporting supply items or enabling remote examinations, robots will be game-changers. They will even help with many new treatments that are in exploratory stages now.

Quantum ComputingThe amount of environmental, hereditary, behavioral and population health data pouring into hospitals is overwhelming. Making analytical use of it requires computing power hospitals don’t have yet.

Machine-Human IntegrationLimbs, organs and other human body components requiring replacement are likely to be robotic in the future. They may even help paralyzed patients regain motor skills.

Decisions Best Led by Clinical Engineering Experts

Hospitals across the country are starting to expand their clinical engineering job descriptions to prepare for what's coming, many listing the first responsibility of the role: "to provide emerging technology assessment and growth strategies.”

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Eliminate Equipment Backlog

Supplement your sta� with on-demand (part-time)

technicians from a qualified provider to reduce

equipment backlogs, support recalls, handle surges of demand, and

reduce equipment rental.

Offload Your General Biomed EquipmentLeverage outsourced

technicians to completely handle your general biomed

equipment, reducing equipment downtime and

enabling your team to focus on high-value technologies

and other high-value work related to key business initiatives.

Alleviate Administrative Burden

Consolidate service contracts through a risk-free vendor management service.

Free your sta� for more strategic tasks and

dramatically cut service costs through consolidation, negotiation, and right-sizing

of coverages.

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