To satisfy the specific needs of hospital environments, Advantech constructs open platforms that fit customers’ existing telehealth devices. In addition to telemedicine carts, Advantech plans to showcase its clinical mobility, critical care, emergency fleet management, patient services, and hospital public spaces solutions developed together with its channel partners, Alminhaj, and Emitac Healthcare, and Taiwan Institute for Information Industry.

Advantech’s Telemedicine Carts - Customizable Mobile Telemedicine Stations

Telemedicine is set to be one of the main healthcare industry trends in 2016. This virtual technology connects care providers with patients regardless of their physical distance.

“With telemedicine solutions, distance is no longer a barrier to healthcare. New devices and platforms that connect patients and doctors, as well as other involved parties including specialists, family members, insurers, and health and wellness coaches, to a vast array of information sources and extend their clinical reach are continually being created,” said James Fan,Senior Solution Architect Manager.

Advantech isset to reveal its latest telemedicine solution - an open mobile platform that can support telemedicine systems created by different vendors - at the Arab Health 2016 tradeshow.

Advantech’s AMiS telemedicine carts support dual displays and multiple video inputs. Featuring a point-of-care (POC) medical computer and secondary display, these carts provide the ideal platform for virtual applications such as tele-consultation, tele-monitoring, and tele-visitation. Advantech’s AMiS cart and POC computers are designed to meet strict safety and reliability regulations and have secured UL60601-1 and EN60601-1 certifications.

This ensures that Advantech’s telemedicine carts canbe employed in even the most critical environments, such as operating rooms, intensive care units, and emergency wards. Boasting a state-of-the-art design, the system features internally routed cables and DIN rails for accessories to facilitate intelligent upgrades and customization in the future.

Advantech’s AMiS telemedicine carts are also equipped with a long-lasting LiFePO4 battery that delivers stable, high-performance, and cost-effective power.

“Many hospitals are currently integrating telemedicine systems with existing medical carts to provide mobile telemedicine stations. However, this process involves numerous challenges related to cable routing, power supply, application requirements, etc. ,” said Harry Wang, Product Manager of AMiS, Advantech Medical Computing Group.

“To address these issues, Advantech aims to develop an open platform that can satisfy hospitals’ current and future requirements.”