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of products and technologies in the patient care system. Through interoperability, the process of care can be vastly improved while reducing costs. In a recent interview with Szczerba, Joe Kiani, founder and CEO of Masimo Corporation, shared his thoughts on an integrated clinical system and its importance in the medical world. “An integrated clinical system is one that accomplishes sets of tasks together, and provides decision
“The evolving expectations of patients, driven by advances in technology, will change how hospitals are designed, built, and operated”
support to all stakeholders. In a healthcare setting, medical devices would report to each other so that the central electronic health record and relevant data would be available to clinicians for the benefit of patients,” said Kiani. “Technology-driven changes to the way we experience healthcare are coming and the impacts will be far-reaching,” wrote Szczerba in an entry on his blog Rocket Science Meets Brain Surgery. “The evolving expectations of patients, driven by advances in technology, will change how hospitals are designed, built, and operated.” X Tech Ventures closes its introductory statement on its site with a note on how they would like to improve the healthcare industry. “By bridging the gap between different domains we leverage the best of what has already been accomplished to solve problems that some have deemed unsolvable … in essence, ‘redistributing the future.’” By incorporating successful practices from industries such as aviation, gaming and even banking, the light of day for a more successful healthcare industry is on the horizon. 29