Xerox Delivers: The Future of Healthcare

• In India and the U.S., researchers at the Xerox Research Center in Webster, N.Y., are helping protect infection-prone premature infants by monitoring their vital signs with video streams instead of putting electrodes on fragile skin or attaching sensors to an ear or fingertip. The new system trains an overhead video and thermal camera on the infant to obtain accurate pulse, breathing and body temperature readings.
• The Xerox Research Centre Europe in Grenoble, France, is developing a system to analyze medical records and search for specific terms, sequences of facts, drug names and how they are linked to determine if a patient may have contracted an infection. It then alerts hospital staff of the risk.
• Xerox is working on a “smart” medication packaging to help patients more easily manage their daily pill regimen to lower the risk of adverse drug interactions and coordinate information between doctors, specialists, pharmacists and patients. Using innovations in personalization, data collection and packaging, the system organizes medication, provides personalized instruction and tracks if a patient is adhering to doctor’s orders.
• Xerox’s Digital Nurse Assistant is helping increase efficiency and patient interaction. When a nurse enters a patient’s room, the patient’s data is displayed in real-time on a bedside monitor and on the nurse’s mobile device. The information is gathered through a digital tag worn by the nurse that determines if the patient needs close monitoring or medications. This eliminates the need for the nurse to search for information, medications, supplies and support staff.