Healthcare is under pressure, growing waiting lists for appointments and diagnosis, higher emergency services times and A&E departments under more pressure than ever with the influx of unnecessary admissions of patients that can not only be diagnosed, but treated in their local communities. It’s time to re-imagine healthcare and what’s possible for you and your patients.
For nearly 90 years, FUJIFILM has been innovating in several markets, primarily medical imaging. Meet our latest innovation, introducing the Ultra-Portable Diagnostics Solution Car. Designed to meet the ever-changing needs of not only patients, but healthcare and to help address inequalities in healthcare across different communities. The Ultra-Portable Diagnostics car features products from across our range of solutions to help in the aid of diagnosis and assessments of patients, wherever they are.
Enabling patients to be treated in their homes and local communities, not only allows to remove the burden on hospitals, but introduces true community-based diagnostics.
All our products within the car are designed to be, ultra-portable. Featuring:
- FDR Xair portable x-ray system. Weighing just 3.5kg, with a built-in lithium polymer battery and offering over 100 images on a single charge, this lightweight and portable system is the definition of ultra-portable.
- FDR D-EVO III digital detector. Meet the world’s first, glass-free detector, a lightweight, flexible film-based TFT detector that offers the highest quality images with low x-ray dosage, and boasting waterproof and dust-proof detection, this detector is built to last and go anywhere required.
- DRI-CHEM NX600 point of care blood analyser. Offering high-throughput with up-to 128 tests per hour and results in as little as one minute, allow for quicker decisions and treatment for patients.
- iViz Wireless portable ultrasound. A pocket-sized wireless device, featuring both convex and linear probes, offering 3 hours of continuous scan time with storage capacity and short start-up times, this device is perfect for visualising anywhere, anytime.
- SYNAPSE 7x picture archiving system. Our PACS imaging solution with endless capabilities, supporting clinical collaboration across divisions, workflow efficiency and more informed decision making.
Aiding our portfolio of solutions are several key partners who sit in the car, or in the cloud, including RWG, AWS, Primeshare AI Platform, Gleamer and Lunit. Offering a truly world-first multi-agency partnership. A core part of the solution is working in tandem across all our partners and solutions to offer on-the-spot assessment and diagnosis, with the ability to report back to site in real time. Working with partners, FUJIFILM has created a cloud based vendor neutral data sharing solution, allowing for the diagnostic data captured by the equipment in the ultra-portable vehicle to be integrated with hospital information systems, such as PACS, LIMS to allow for diagnosis, and decision management allowing improved patient pathways and continuity of care. Service (AWS), images can be circulated via Primeshare to utilise AI platforms such as Gleamer and Lunit to allow for assisted diagnosis.
Allan Elborn, General Manager of FUJIFILM UK Healthcare: “With the investment in Community Diagnostic Centres and Virtual Wards, we are seeing the NHS moving services away from large Healthcare Centres and closer to the patient. We believe that the Ultra-Portable Car, with its range of diagnostic solutions, could be a real benefit for this type of service. We worked hard to come up with a solution that enables a range of equipment, supported with market leading AI providers, and seamlessly connected to a Trusts IT systems. All of which we believe can ultimately support clinicians in deciding what the best course of action is for the patient, without having to bring them into hospital. Our hope is that a solution such as the Ultra-Portable car, can reduce the number of avoidable attendances to hospital, allowing patients to remain at home, reducing pressure on hospital beds and A&E departments.”
Huw Shurmer, Strategic and Government Relationship Manager of Medical Systems, FUJIFILM UK Healthcare says “We’re delighted with how this project has come together, and to be able to provide innovation where it’s required, helping to address backlogs in the NHS and lowering unnecessary admissions to hospitals for patients, ultimately reducing healthcare inequalities in our most remote communities.”
You can get involved and join the journey as the Ultra-Portable Diagnostics car tours the UK, with the campaign well underway with customers from, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland, and across the UK including a showcase at UKIO, all experiencing the solution. To learn more about the planned roadmap for the car and to book a visit in your local community, please visit www.ultraportable.co.uk.
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