Media Coverage
April 1, 2022
HEALTHTECH
How to Use Clinical Decision Support Systems to Improve Patient Outcomes
Kevin Philips, Vice President of Product Management for Philips Capsule, shares his vision about Clinical Decision Support Systems, potentially helping caregivers make more informed care decisions.
June 15, 2021
EMR INDUSTRY
Medcare Hospitals & Medical Centres Advances Digital Transformation Initiative with Capsule
Recognized leader in digital healthcare leverages medical device data for data-driven, proactive patient care. Medcare Hospitals is using the Capsule Medical Device Information Platform (MDIP) to power its digital transformation initiative and prepare for future imperatives.
June 2, 2021
HEALTHCARE IT NEWS
Smart Alert: A Harbinger of Adverse Events in Critical Care Settings
Medical device alarms are meant to detect and alert caregivers to life-threatening situations, life-threatening device malfunction, and imminent danger to the patient. Within the critical care setting, however, studies show that more than 87% of device alarms require no medical action or attention.
May 7, 2021
HIT CONSULTANT
MedTech Breakthrough Announces 2021 MedTech Breakthrough Award Winners
Best Overall Medical Data Solution Provider: Capsule, a Philips Company, Capsule Vitals Plus
March 8, 2021
HEALTHCARE IT NEWS
How provider orgs need to respond to 2021’s cybersecurity threats
Healthcare IT News interviewed Christophe Doré, cybersecurity manager at Capsule Technologies, a vendor of medical data technologies for healthcare organizations. He described the state of cybersecurity in healthcare during the pandemic, and what provider organizations should expect this year.
March 4, 2021
HEALTHCARE IT NEWS
Capsule Technologies Announces Generation 3 Vitals Plus Patient Monitor
Capsule announced the release of the third generation Vitals Plus patient monitoring and clinical documentation solution of the company’s Medical Device Information Platform (MDIP). Vitals Plus, together with MDIP, simplifies workflows and enhances operational efficiency, supporting proactive care.
March 4, 2021
HEALTHCARE IT NEWS
Capsule Technologies Announces Generation 3 Vitals Plus Patient Monitor
Capsule announced the release of the third generation Vitals Plus patient monitoring and clinical documentation solution of the company’s Medical Device Information Platform (MDIP). Vitals Plus, together with MDIP, simplifies workflows and enhances operational efficiency, supporting proactive care.
March 4, 2021
CHIME
Capsule Receives Frost & Sullivan 2021 New Product Innovation Award
Ventilated Patient Surveillance Workstation Enhances Patient Safety, Supports Clinicians, and Saves PPE during COVID-19 Pandemic.
March 4, 2021
HISTALK
Capsule Receives Frost & Sullivan 2021 New Product Innovation Award
Frost & Sullivan, a research and consulting firm that helps clients accelerate growth, today named Capsule Technologies the recipient of its 2021 New Product Innovation Award in the North American remote ventilator surveillance industry.
March 4, 2021
MASSDEVICE
Capsule lands Frost & Sullivan award for remote ventilator monitor
Frost & Sullivan today announced that it awarded Capsule with a 2021 New Product Innovation Award. Capsule received the award for its Ventilated Patient Surveillance workstation that helps frontline healthcare providers identify patients in respiratory distress.
February 22, 2021
MEDICAL DEVICE NETWORK
North America’s medical devices industry saw a drop of 30.23% in deal activity during January 2021
A total of 60 medical devices industry deals worth $22.38bn were announced for the region in January 2021, against the 12-month average of 86 deals, including the $635m acquisition of Capsule Technologies by Philips.
February 21, 2021
HEALTH IT ANSWERS
Stolen Patient Records a Hot Commodity on the Dark Web
Protecting devices is possible by connecting them to a secure clinical computing hub, such as Capsule Technologies’ Neuron. Not only does Neuron encrypt data from devices to prevent unauthorized access, but also effectively shields connected devices from the network, making them invisible to hackers.
February 20, 2021
24×7 MAGAZINE
Capsule Technologies Releases Generation 3 Vitals Plus Patient Monitor
Capsule Technologies, Andover, Mass., released the third generation Vitals Plus patient monitoring and clinical documentation solution of the company’s Medical Device Information Platform (MDIP). Vitals Plus, together with MDIP, simplifies workflows and enhances operational efficiency, supporting proactive care.
February 2, 2021
CHIME
Capsule CEO Hemant Goel Earns CHIME’S Healthcare Hero Distinction
Capsule Technologies announced today that The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has named Capsule CEO Hemant Goel a CHIME Healthcare Hero for outstanding service during the COVID-19 pandemic.
January 29, 2021
JD SUPRA
UK Life Sciences and Healthcare Newsletter: Market News
Royal Philips announced that it has agreed to acquire Capsule Technologies, Inc., a provider of medical device integration and data technologies for hospitals and healthcare organizations, for US$635 million.
January 29, 2021
MEDTECH DIVE
4 key trends for medtech in 2021
Philips’ plans to acquire Capsule Technologies for a cash consideration of $635 million.
January 28, 2021
GLOBAL LEGAL CHRONICLE
Royal Philips’ $635 Million Acquisition of Capsule Technologies
Royal Philips executed the acquisition of Capsule Technologies, Inc. for $635 million.
January 28, 2021
MEDICAL DEVICE NETWORK
Philips bets big on connected care with recent acquisitions
Health tech giant Royal Philips has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire remote cardiac care company BioTelemetry for $2.8bn and announced plans to purchase Capsule Technologies for a cash consideration of $635m.
January 28, 2021
CANADIAN HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY
Philips to acquire Capsule Technologies
Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Capsule Technologies, Inc. for $635 million (US). Capsule is a provider of medical device integration and data technologies for hospitals and healthcare organizations.
January 26, 2021
MEDTECH DIVE
Philips beats Q4 expectations as COVID-19 boosts connected care, slows procedures
Philips is set to expand its connected care offering through the acquisitions of BioTelemetry and Capsule Technologies. Van Houten said the planned divestment of its domestic appliances business to be completed in the third quarter of 2021 will provide fresh capital, enabling the company to “continue to be active on the M&A front” after striking the two deals over the past month worth more than $3.4 billion.
January 26, 2021
FIERCE HEALTHCARE
Forget credit card numbers. Medical records are the hottest items on the dark web
Patients clearly suffer the most from the theft and exploitation of their records. Medical identity theft, which is where a patient’s identity is fraudulently used to obtain medical services or prescriptions, costs $13,500 to resolve, either through paying a provider, insurer or legal services, or all of the above.
January 22, 2021
MASSDEVICE
The top 5 MassDevice stories of the week — January 22, 2021 (Philips acquisition)
Royal Philips agreed to acquire Capsule Technologies in a deal worth $635 million. Andover, Mass.–based Capsule Technologies develops medical device integration and data technologies for hospitals and healthcare organizations.
January 21, 2021
HIT INFASTRUCTURE
Philips Acquires Medical Device Integrator Capsule for $635M
The acquisition of medical device integrator, Capsule Technologies, will enhance Philips’ current portfolio, including patient monitoring, therapeutic devices, and telehealth.
January 21, 2021
PE HUB
Francisco Partners to sell Capsule Technologies for $635-million
Francisco Partners to sell Capsule Technologies for $635-million
January 21, 2021
PHARMAPHORUM
Philips makes another digital buy, as Thermo adds COVID-19 test maker
Dutch electronics giant Philips’ latest move is to acquire Capsule Technologies, which provides software to link data from medical devices and electronic medical records (EMR) within hospitals, for $635 million in cash.
January 20, 2021
RADIOLOGY BUSINESS
Philips acquiring data-capture and device-integration firm Capsule Technologies for $635M
Imaging giant Philips announced Tuesday that it’s acquiring patient-monitoring and medical device integration firm Capsule Technologies for $635 million.
January 20, 2021
HOSPIMEDICA
Philips Acquires Capsule Technologies to Expand Leadership in Patient Care Management Solutions for Hospitals
Royal Philips has signed an agreement to acquire Capsule Technologies, Inc., a provider of medical device integration and data technologies for hospitals and healthcare organizations.
January 20, 2021
GLOBAL BANKING AND FINANCE REVIEW
Capsule Technologies, a Francisco Partners Portfolio Company, To Be Acquired by Philips
Francisco Partners, a leading global investment firm that specializes in partnering with technology and healthcare businesses, announced today the pending sale of Capsule Technologies, Inc. to Royal Philips for $635 million in cash consideration.
January 20, 2021
BECKER’S HOSPITAL REVIEW
Philips to buy medical device management company for $635M
Philips signed an agreement to acquire Capsule Technologies, a medical device integration and data technologies company, for $635 million.
January 19, 2021
HEALTHCARE IT TODAY
Philips to Acquire Capsule Technologies, Inc. for $635 Million
Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Capsule Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of medical device integration and data technologies for hospitals and healthcare organizations.
January 14, 2021
HEALTH IT ANSWERS
Capsule and Retia Medical Collaborate on Argos Cardiac Monitor to Streamline Device Interoperability, Protect Patient Safety
Retia Medical is the first company to utilize Capsule Technologies’ new Device Driver Interface (DDI) development strategy to integrate its Argos Cardiac Monitor, the companies announced.
January 12, 2021
HEALTH SERVICE JOURNAL
Roundtable: Harnessing data to improve patient pathways
An HSJ roundtable explored how patient pathways can be improved and silos addressed – and the underpinning role of data in tackling these challenges.
January 5, 2021
HIT Consultant
20 COVID-19 Predictions and Trends for 2021 – Executive Roundup
The Coronavirus pandemic and accompanying stress on the healthcare system have shown the need for new technology that can help clinicians be more efficient and effective at delivering care, and proactively identify patients at risk.
Our caregivers are healthcare’s most precious resource, and in many cases, they are overwhelmed with the sheer volume of raw data, alarms and alerts around them.
December 21, 2020
24×7 MAGAZINE
Why Are Hospitals Moving Toward the Edge?
Edge computing—which you likely already use—drives workflow efficiency, reduces costs, and protects data. Given these benefits, hospitals should expand their edge computing footprint, creating an infrastructure that, alongside cloud or on-premise client-server architectures, is fully enabled to deliver the best of both worlds for patients and clinicians.
December 21, 2020
RESPIRATORY THERAPY – THE JOURNAL OF PULMONARY TECHNIQUE
Key Measure for Proper Airway Placement, Return of Spontaneous Circulation, and Advanced Airway Displacement
Emergency medical personnel, whether in the field or in the emergency department, are frequently faced with respiratory distress and failure and cardiac arrest. A key tool in monitoring and assessing cardiac and respiratory function is capnography, which provides immediate assessment of ventilation adequacy.
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December 8, 2020
TechNative
How Big Data & IoT Are Winning The Mobile App Development Industry
Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital has deployed Big Data and IoT solutions after partnering with Capsule Technologies and Microsoft. They developed a proprietary system that enables them to collate and categorize compliant and secure data and connect medical devices to transmit more data to the system.
December 4, 2020
RT: For Decision Makers in Respiratory Care
Cause for Alarm: How Patient Monitoring Technology can Support RTs
With estimates that as many as 85-99% of alarms do not require clinical intervention, alarm fatigue is continually cited as one of the greatest healthcare challenges, both in the ICU and post-surgical care.
September 29, 2020
HospiMedica
Capnography Module Helps Monitor Respiratory CO2 Levels
Capnography enables clinicians to continuously monitor ventilation adequacy and identify changes in patient cardiovascular and respiratory conditions, such as hypoventilation and hyperventilation, which is particularly important as an indicator of respiratory depression or impending respiratory failure and arrest.
September 16, 2020
Medical Device Network
Capsule Secures FDA Clearance for Capnography Monitoring Solution
Vitals Plus with NomoLine capnography identifies the concentration of expired carbon dioxide (CO₂) in an exhaled breath, which indicates ventilation and respiratory adequacy. The technology can also be used with Capsule’s Early Warning Scoring System (EWSS) to enable another layer of protection and alerts for caregivers when the deterioration starts.
September 15, 2020
Medical Design & Outsourcing
FDA clears Capsule Technologies’ Addition of Masimo Tech to Patient Monitor
The addition of NomoLine capnography now allows Vitals Plus to measure the concentration of expired carbon dioxide in expired or exhaled air — an immediate indicator of ventilation and respiratory adequacy. It can also be used with Capsule’s Early Warning scoring system to alert caregivers when deterioration is beginning to happen.
September 15, 2020
MobiHealthNews
Capsule Technologies Earns FDA Green Light on Capnography Monitor
The new tool can monitor a patient’s end-tidal carbon dioxide, respiratory rate, and fractional inspired CO2. The data can be sent directly to the EHR and integrate with Capsule’s Early Warning Scoring System (EWSS) in order to alert care teams if a patient is deteriorating.
September 2, 2020
HealthPopuli
How COVID-19 Is Reshaping Cities and Inspiring Healthcare Innovation
The report describes applications that take data from devices, people, and systems — from automated emergency response and dispatching systems, digitized health records, weather monitoring, home voice assistants, and surveillance cameras.
August 6, 2020
Fed Health IT
Contracts Awarded or Announced in Federal Health IT and Consulting in July 2020
Defense Health Agency has issued an authority to operate declaration to Capsule Technologies, the company announced this week, and will implement its clinical surveillance and medical device connectivity technologies.
July 23, 2020
Healthcare IT News
Capsule Issued Authority to Operate from Defense Health Agency
Capsule Technologies announced that it had received an Authority to Operate (ATO) declaration from the Defense Health Agency (DHA) for the company’s clinical surveillance and medical device connectivity technologies.
July 22, 2020
Healthcare IT News
DHA taps Capsule Technologies for Clinical Surveillance, Device Connectivity
The Defense Health Agency has issued an authority to operate declaration to Capsule Technologies, the company announced this week, and will implement its clinical-surveillance and medical device-connectivity technologies.
July 20, 2020
RT: For Decision Makers in Respiratory Care
Capsule to Provide Telehealth to US Armed Forces
Capsule Technologies can now deliver tele-critical care and remote patient monitoring to hospitalized members of the US Armed Forces after the company received an Authority to Operate (ATO) declaration from the Defense Health Agency (DHA).
July 4, 2020
HealthLeaders
Surveillance Beyond the ICU
Key advancements in real-time healthcare and advanced data analysis are driving continuous clinical surveillance and present a significant opportunity for hospitals and health systems to push patient safety initiatives into the realm of proactive healthcare, both during and after the pandemic.
June 19, 2020
RT: For Decision Makers in Respiratory Care
Products 2020: Patient Monitoring
The Capsule Technologies Ventilated Patient Surveillance (VPS) workstation provides present users of the company’s Medical Device Information Platform centralized remote observation of patients’ ventilator data and clinically emergent events.
June 5, 2020
Circle Square’s Digital Health Highlights
Digital Health Highlights May 2020
Health systems and hospitals are partnering with digital health companies in driving innovation. Yale New Haven Health System implemented Capsule Technologies Ventilated Patient Surveillance workstation to help monitor ventilated COVID-19 patients.
June 1, 2020
HospiMedica
New Workstation Helps Meet COVID-19 Care Demands
The Capsule Ventilated Patient Surveillance workstation allows healthcare staff to manage patients closely, without having to be physically close, and identify clinically actionable events, helping to shorten response times, which can improve patient safety and outcomes.
May 27, 2020
HIMSS TV
How connected medical devices can slow COVID-19 spread in hospitals
HiMSS TV’s Laura Lovett and Capsule’s VP of Product Management and Marketing Kevin Phillips discuss digital technologies streaming clinical data to support better patient care.
May 22, 2020
Healthcare IT News
Yale New Haven Health rapidly deploys remote monitoring for ventilator patients
Near the hottest of COVID-19 hotspots, Yale New Haven Health helped its respiratory therapists, combining tele-ICU, EHR and remote patient monitoring technologies with the Capsule Ventilated Patient Surveillance workstation to manage coronavirus population.
May 15, 2020
HIT Infrastructure
Surveillance Workstation Provides Remote Care to COVID-19 Patients
Yale New Haven Health System recently deployed Capsule’s Ventilated Patient Surveillance workstation to centrally observe the respiratory status of COVID-19 ventilated patients and to help protect caregivers from unnecessary exposure to infection.
May 15, 2020
24x7mag.com
Cybersecurity Won’t Take Care of Itself During a Crisis
During unprecedented circumstances, preparedness makes all the difference, especially when faced with the potential increase of opportunistic cyberattacks. Capsule Technologies’ Christophe Dore identifies the additional risks created by the organizational changes hospitals executed to face the pandemic, and details the benefits of preparedness.
May 15, 2020
HealthLeaders
New Ventilator Surveillance System Supports Frontline Caregivers During Coronavirus Pandemic
Yale New Haven Health System launched the Capsule Ventilated Patient Surveillance workstation with 60 ventilators and plans to have remote monitoring in place for 270 ventilators by the end of the year.
May 13, 2020
Becker’s Hospital Review
Yale New Haven rolls out remote monitoring for ventilated COVID-19 patients
Yale New Haven Health System implements Capsule Technologies’ Ventilated Patient Surveillance workstation to centrally monitor ventilated COVID-19 patients, limit staff member exposure to infection and conserve personal protective equipment.
May 12, 2020
RT: For Decision Makers in Respiratory Care
Remote Monitoring for Ventilated COVID-19 Patients
Yale New Haven Health System is using a newly developed Ventilated Patient Surveillance workstation from Capsule Technologies to remotely observe COVID-19 patients undergoing mechanical ventilation.
May 3, 2020
Health IT Answers
Cyberattacks: Don’t Overlook Medical Devices
Healthcare is digitalizing more information and connecting more information systems than ever before to enhance patient care and operational efficiency. Capsule Technologies’ Christophe Dore emphasizes the inclusion of connected medical devices in healthcare organizations’ cybersecurity strategy.
April 4, 2020
Healthcare IT News
Tech Optimization: Medical device and IoT operating secrets
Connected medical devices and the Internet of Things have become major areas of both promise and concern for hospitals in recent years. MedTech experts from Capsule Technologies, First Databank and Pivot Point Consulting share best practices for Internet of Things security and safety.
March 25, 2020
Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare
Protect Medical Devices from a Cybersecurity Threat
The healthcare industry has a shared concern for data security. Hospitals unable to ensure the protection of data used for critical clinical decisions, as well as the integrity of their medical devices, will not be able to use the most advanced clinical solutions safely.
February 25,2020
Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare
Patient Safety Trends for the Next Two Decades
The adoption of electronic health records (EHR) has driven a major change in how we deliver care. One of the biggest breakthroughs in terms of patient safety is how we can leverage patient data in real time to make better treatment decisions.