Oxehealth, a provider of vision-based patient monitoring and management systems, has been granted clearance by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to launch its solutions across all US states.
The company is now looking to expand its vital signs solutions across the US, with a focus on skilled nursing facilities.
The platform enables staff to intervene to prevent incidents such as falls and assaults by alerting them to early warning signs; to take accurate visual and vital sign nursing observations without disturbing patients and to support improved care planning by accessing activity reports and reviewing incidents.
In the UK, the solution has been proven to help improve safety and efficiency by using vision based monitoring. One of Oxhealth’s customers, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, recently went live with its digital care assistant, in its seclusion suite. The mental health trust is using the optical sensor technology to support clinical staff to monitor the safety and physical health of patients when they are unwell.
Hugh Lloyd-Jukes, Chief Executive, Oxhealth, said: “This is an exceptional achievement for Oxehealth, and we are excited that we can now begin partnering with clinicians and the leadership teams of healthcare providers in America to enable them to deliver safer, higher quality and more cost-efficient care.
“Our evidence demonstrates that deploying the Oxehealth Service leads to an immediate step change in care outcomes and staff and patient experience.
“As significantly, our partners see year on year continuous improvement in their service, with staff making use of the time saved and insights received, to plan care and develop more efficient and effective ways of working.”
The company was founded by the former Dean of Engineering at the University of Oxford, Professor Lionel Tarassenko, in 2012, with the aim of creating a system for the measurement of pulse and breathing rate without the need to attach a device or wires to a patient’s skin.
Earlier this year HTN interviewed Charlotte Wood, director for mental health at Oxehealth, about the platform, Oxevision. Watch the interview here.
