In close cooperation, Orange
Business Services and Weinmann,
a global manufacturer of therapeutic system solutions in sleep medicine
and ventilation, have developed homecareONLINE, a fully-integrated,
end-to-end connected medical device solution for sleep therapy. This
solution will be first commercialized in France starting October 2013.
Sleep apnea effects can be improved by CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway
Pressure) devices prescribed by healthcare professionals. With
homeCareONLINE, clinically useful data is collected from patients
through Weinmann CPAP devices in strict compliance with e-health
regulations and international data protection guidelines. Data is hosted
on “Flexible Computing Santé,” Orange Business Services’ infrastructure
as a service solution dedicated to medical data. The data, including
graphical representations, is available through a secure application to
registered users and official healthcare system representatives.
homecareONLINE supports homecare providers to improve their patient care
and working processes as well as to optimize patient reimbursement. It
provides the opportunity to homecare providers to get close to their
patients without travelling and also fulfills the latest regulatory
requirements. Indeed, an increasing number of governments and public
health systems are requiring that medical equipment manufacturers such
as Weinmann include remote monitoring capability for the therapy device
in order to be covered by medical insurance or for reimbursement.
Sleep apnea is a serious sleep-related respiratory disorder which causes
daytime sleepiness possibly leading to road accidents, but also impairs
the cardio-vascular system, being an important risk factor for
myocardial infarction and stroke.
In order to meet Weinmann’s targeted market launch, Orange Business
Services helped to develop homecareONLINE in six months relying on its
wide expertise in both machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions and e-health.
The solution is based on a communication module integrated into Weinmann
CPAP devices which sends device usage and clinical data information via
the secure Orange network to a “Connected Health Center”. This cloud
platform enables the seamless, automatic and secure flow of data from
patients to care providers who can access them via a secure Web portal.
The efficient development of the solution was also permitted by Intelligent
Apps Enabler, Orange Business Services’ platform to develop M2M
applications.
Dr. Karl-Andreas Feldhahn, CTO at Weinmann, said: "We chose Orange
Business Services as our partner for this solution for several reasons.
Orange is the only service provider that could rollout a cloud-based
platform that is scalable and flexible. With Orange, we just have one
partner for all tasks – SIM connection, application development and
integration, hosting services as well as service management – all on a
one-stop-shop basis. Orange Business Services' global presence and reach
enabling uniform e-health services across countries is a critical factor
for us, allowing us to make available scalable monitoring services for
our medical equipment via a secure, private network to our customers in
many countries."
"In only six months and thanks to an excellent, intense cooperation with
the customer, we implemented with Weinmann a very innovative M2M
solution that is exemplary for many other M2M healthcare applications,”
said Dr. Helmut Reisinger, senior vice president for Europe, Russia
and CIS, Orange Business Services. "With an increasing drive
to enhance patients’ healthcare, manage related costs and meet emerging
regulations, market leaders like Weinmann have assumed a pioneering role
in M2M healthcare applications. Orange is pleased that we could
contribute our M2M and healthcare expertise in order to create an
innovative solution for Weinmann that will be used at the global level."
About Orange Business Services
Orange Business Services, the Orange branch dedicated to B2B services,
is a leading global integrator of communications solutions for
multinational corporations. With the world's largest, seamless network
for voice and data, Orange Business Services reaches 220 countries and
territories with local support in 166. Offering a comprehensive package
of communication services covering cloud computing, enterprise mobility,
M2M, security, unified communications, videoconferencing, and broadband,
Orange Business Services delivers a best-in-class customer experience
across a global landscape. Thousands of enterprise customers and 1.4
million mobile data users rely on an Orange Business Services
international platform for communicating and conducting business. Orange
Business Services was awarded three of the telecom industry’s highest
accolades at the annual World Communication Awards 2012 – Best Global
Operator, Best Cloud Service and the User’s Choice Award. Orange
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About Weinmann
Weinmann develops, produces and markets therapeutic system solutions for
ventilation and sleep medicine in 55 countries through subsidiaries in
St. Petersburg, Paris-Igny, Shanghai and Neuenhof near Zurich;
representative offices in Singapore and Venezuela; and partners in many
other key markets.
Founded in 1874 by Gottlieb Weinmann as a precision mechanics company in
Ludwigshafen, Weinmann initially concentrated on the production of fine
mechanical fittings for oxygen devices. The expansion of the medical
technology product palette came when Karl and Vera Feldhahn assumed
control of the company and Dr. Joachim Griefahn joined the business at
the end of the 1960s. Innovations such as the emergency case
Quick-O2-Med, the ULM CASE for first aid treatment of emergency patients
and the MEDUMAT ventilator with portable system made their mark in
emergency medicine. In 1977 the company moved to current company
headquarters in Hamburg-Stellingen.
At the end of the 1980s Weinmann expanded its fields of business to
include the home care segment. The company was the first German
manufacturer to produce a CPAP device for the treatment of sleep
disorders.
Several ground-breaking medical products followed, including expansion
of the SOMNO, VENTI and JOYCE product lines in Homecare and growth of
the MEDUMAT respirator family in Emergency. In mid-2013 Weinmann split
into two independent companies. Weinmann Homecare focuses on ventilation
and sleep medicine while WEINMANN Emergency concentrates on emergency
medical systems solutions. Learn more at www.weinmann.de.
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