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What a year it has been: thank you for empowering Qare with us! As we close 2024, we reflect on a transformative year of achievements and growth. Expanding our presence to 10 countries and extending smartQare solutions beyond the Netherlands marks a pivotal milestone in our journey. A defining moment was the signing of a strategic partnership with Philips, reinforcing our mission to revolutionize patient monitoring through cutting-edge technology. We also made significant progress in collaborative research projects that will drive impactful healthcare innovations. To our valued customers, supporters, and incredible team: thank you for your unwavering dedication, trust, and belief in our vision. Together, we are making a meaningful difference in patient care and empowering healthcare providers worldwide. A heartfelt thank you to our amazing partners: GrafiMedics, Vingmed A/S, Cardiac Services, AIRO Health Care, xovic xovic, Philips Europe, Philips APAC. As we look ahead to 2025, we remain committed to delivering life-changing solutions through collaboration with healthcare providers across the globe. Wishing everybody happy holidays and a healthy, inspiring start to the new year! #InHospitalMonitoring #DigitalHealth #ContinuousPatientMonitoring #RemotePatientMonitoring

Could continuous monitoring transform general ward care while easing staff burdens? At smartQare, we tackle critical challenges faced by healthcare systems, including nursing shortages, heavy workloads, and the limitations of manual patient monitoring. By delivering insights through our advanced solutions, we empower clinicians to prioritize meaningful patient care, ensuring timely and compassionate interventions. To know more about how we are transforming general ward monitoring, visit: https://lnkd.in/eQeM_PmT #smartQare #viQtor #digitalhealth #inhospitalmonitoring

🎄✨ Festive Cheer at smartQare! ✨🎄 Today, the smartQare family came together to celebrate the season of giving with a delightful Christmas potluck! From homemade delicacies to laughter-filled conversations, the event was a heartwarming reminder of the incredible team spirit that drives us forward. At smartQare, we believe that fostering connections within our team is as important as the groundbreaking solutions we deliver to healthcare professionals and patients. Moments like these strengthen our bond and emphasize the shared mission we strive for every day. Here’s to more celebrations, innovation, health and togetherness in the year ahead! 🎉 #smartQare #digitalhealth

We are proud to announce smartQare's role in the groundbreaking Bio-curity project alongside esteemed partners TNO, Leiden University Medical Center, and Eindhoven University of Technology. Together, we are reshaping healthcare by developing the AI-driven solution to obtain and measure novel digital biomarkers non-invasively, real-time and securely—directly in patients' homes. Our advanced #viQtor solution is at the forefront of this initiative, enabling continuous, real-time BP monitoring while ensuring privacy and data integrity by design. This collaboration marks a significant step toward personalized care, empowering individuals and reducing healthcare system burdens. To know more about this project and other partners, visit: https://lnkd.in/eh4n4KsX To know more about #smartQare, visit: https://www.smartqare.com/ #biocurity #DigitalHealth

Quality and Collaboration at Its Best! Last week, we successfully completed a supplier audit with zero non-conformance and productive R&D sessions, thanks to the incredible support of our colleagues @Souraya Sakhri, @Frank Boon, and @Selima Curci,  highlight the strength of our partnership with THAUMATEC TECH GROUP and S3 Connected Health. Together, we’re advancing patient monitoring solutions!    #smartQare #inhospitalmonitoring #ContinuousPatientMonitoring #DigitalHealth

Why respiratory rate is the vital sign you can’t ignore in general ward monitoring? A study published in the British Journal of Nursing (BJN) emphasizes respiratory rate (RR) as one of the earliest vital signs in predicting early patient deterioration. It serves as an early and reliable marker of physiological instability. Early deviations in RR are strongly associated with: Hypoxia   Sepsis  Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)  Shock Recognizing the importance of early patient detection, #viQtor, smartQare’s advanced continuous patient monitoring solution, incorporates accurate (near)real-time RR measurements. This enables healthcare professionals to identify clinical deterioration early, facilitating timely interventions to prevent escalation and improve patient outcomes in general ward settings where clinical instances such as sepsis, blood loss are highly prevalent. To know more about how #viQtor supports continuous patient monitoring in general ward, visit: https://lnkd.in/esHHt4Xw #smartQare #InHospitalMonitoring #ContinuousPatientMonitoring 

In general wards, continuous patient monitoring is essential—but traditional setups heavily rely on spot checks, multiple devices and cumbersome wired equipment. #viQtor by #smartQare offers a better way: a single, wireless wearable solution powered by Photoplethysmography (PPG) technology. Designed to be patient-friendly and affordable, #viQtor provides automated, continuous, real-time monitoring of vital signs, allowing nurses to focus more on the best patient care. Here’s how PPG technology in #viQtor enhances vital sign monitoring: Pulse Rate (PR): PPG detects pulsatile blood flow with each heartbeat, offering seamless, continuous heart rate monitoring.  Respiratory Rate (RR): PPG analyzes breathing-induced blood volume changes, providing essential respiratory insights.  Oxygen Saturation (SpO2): By using dual wavelengths, PPG differentiates oxygen levels in the blood, providing precise, real-time SpO2 measurements.  With #viQtor, healthcare providers gain continuous, reliable insights without the need for multiple devices or complex wired setups—supporting timely interventions and enhancing patient comfort while saving time on the administrative tasks of the healthcare providers. Discover how viQtor is transforming patient monitoring in the general ward at https://lnkd.in/esHHt4Xw #inhospitalmonitoring #ContinuousPatientMonitoring 

Abdominal cancer patients who undergo surgery often face postoperative complications, including weakened immune systems, fluid and blood loss, and infections. These issues can lead to longer hospital stays, ICU (re)admissions, increased costs, and even mortality. Changes in vital signs, such as heart rate and respiratory rate, often occur well before these complications fully arise, making continuous vital sign monitoring essential to prevent clinical deterioration in hospital wards.  With Healthdot, a wearable biosensor affixed to the patient’s chest, continuous monitoring of heart rate and respiratory rate is possible. In a study conducted with Healthdot at Isala Hospital in the Netherlands among 908 patients, the below key results were seen.  Reduced Length of Stay: Continuous monitoring reduced median hospital stay from 5.5 to 5.0 days.  Enhanced Nursing Efficiency: Freed from routine checks, nurses had more time for essential tasks like patient assessments and interventions.  High Patient Satisfaction: 83% of patients found Healthdot acceptable, and 76% rated their experience an average of 8 out of 10. To know more about this study, check the paper, available at https://lnkd.in/ePRV3cf7 To know more about how smartQare supports seamless patient monitoring in general wards, visit: https://lnkd.in/esHHt4Xw #smartQare #inhospitalmonitoring #Healthdot #continuouspatientmonitoring

🚀 Announcing a New Partnership: smartQare and Cardiac Services Join Forces at #Medica 2024! We’re excited to share that today at #Medica 2024, smartQare signed a distribution agreement with Cardiac Services (part of Uniphar Medtech), a trusted leader in health technology across Ireland and Northern Ireland since 1969. This partnership will expand access to smartQare’s advanced wearable products—including the innovative #viQtor and #Healthdot-bringing state-of-the-art patient monitoring to healthcare providers throughout these regions. About #viQtor and #Healthdot: viQtor, developed by smartQare, is an advanced medical wearable designed for continuous monitoring of vital signs, particularly for general ward patient monitoring and out-of-hospital care. Equipped with emergency detection features, real-time health data, and IoT connectivity, viQtor supports timely interventions and improved patient outcomes. Healthdot, created in collaboration with Philips, is a revolutionary wearable sensor seamlessly integrated with clinical monitoring platforms. Through secure 4G/5G connectivity, Healthdot provides crucial clinical and non-clinical insights across hospital and home care settings, empowering healthcare providers with actionable data to enhance patient care. This partnership combines Cardiac Services’ extensive expertise in health technology distribution with smartQare’s vision for accessible, connected healthcare. Together, we’re making smarter, more connected healthcare a reality in Ireland and Northern Ireland. To know more about smartQare, visit: https://www.smartqare.com/ To know more about Cardiac Services, visit: https://lnkd.in/dwgMbZk9 #smartQare

 smartQare and Neways Electronics International NV Announce Strategic Partnership, Pending Approval, for Healthdot 5! We’re thrilled to announce our strategic partnership, pending approval, with Neways for the production, assembly, and packaging of Healthdot 5! This agreement, signed by our CFO Jan-Hein Auf dem Brinke and Michiel Van Der Maat, CCO of Neways, is a major milestone in advancing continuous patient monitoring. Jan-Hein Auf dem Brinke, Chief Financial Officer at smartQare, highlights: “At smartQare, we are committed to unlocking the power of innovation to ensure future accessibility and affordability of healthcare systems around the globe. We require partners that share our mission and can manufacture at the highest quality, aligned with the requirements of the healthcare providers we serve. That is precisely what Neways offers.” About Healthdot 5: Developed in partnership with Philips, Healthdot 5 is a next-generation, medical-grade wearable sensor that seamlessly integrates with clinical monitoring platforms. Leveraging secure 4G/5G connectivity and AI-powered data systems, Healthdot 5 provides healthcare professionals with critical, real-time health insights across hospital and home care settings—transforming patient outcomes with actionable data. This partnership combines Neways’ expertise in high-quality electronics with smartQare’s vision for accessible, connected healthcare solutions. Together, we’re making smarter, more connected healthcare a reality. To know more about smartQare, visit: www.smartQare.com To know more about Neways, visit: https://lnkd.in/e-mjjvCv #smartQare #Healthdot #inhospitalmonitoring #digitalhealth