as these are critical to developing and testing cutting-edge technology solutions in the lab .
Because this type of backup system had never been done before with this set of applications and vendors , if they were able to make the solution work reliably , not only would MemorialCare benefit , but all healthcare providers could potentially benefit . That potential is a priority for Salim . He makes it clear that Sirius Healthcare only builds out and tests an idea if they believe it could benefit the majority of the healthcare industry . “ The reality is , many people build things and never use them ,” says Salim . “ All my direct team members have been previous executives at healthcare organisations , so they ’ ve done Kevin ’ s job .” Buy-in from his team and other healthcare organisations they work with is the key to rolling out new solutions , and the lab is where they test-drive those solutions .
Collaboration between MemorialCare and Sirius may be the basis for many cutting-edge solutions into the future . Their next big project , Patient Room ‘ Next ’, is well underway . The rise of telehealth and remote care services in response to the worldwide pandemic changed the way Sirius and MemorialCare are looking at the “ patient room ,” adopting a philosophy that a patient room is now wherever the patient is treated — be that at home , in a parking lot , or in a hospital room . So they built out a small , fully-outfitted patient room inside the lab to develop and test next-generation technologies .
Currently , the team is testing out the integration of smart technologies and applications into the lab ’ s patient room including cameras that provide visual monitoring of the patient and the room without breaching patient privacy , speakers and mics that enable distance communication and engagement , touchless sensors that help monitor everything
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