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Re-Engineering Healthcare 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 .
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