Koninklijke Philips N.V.
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Registration date
11 apr 2012 - 15:25
Statutory name
Koninklijke Philips N.V.
Title
Philips prompts discussion at TEDMED: Shouldn’t health care be designed around those who need it most?
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Andover, Mass. – Royal Philips Electronics (AEX: PHI, NYSE: PHG) sparks a discussion around what the future of health care should look like at TEDMED 2012, an annual multi-disciplinary gathering where leaders of all sectors of society come together to explore the promise of technology and human achievement in health and medicine.
Capitalizing on the opportunity to begin a discussion with more than 1,000 top health care industry leaders, Philips poses some provocative questions: What happens when we focus on some of health care's most pressing problems? When we draw our inspiration from listening and observing what patients and caregivers really experience? What if innovation was measured not only by improving medical outcomes, but also in the human terms of relief, peace-of-mind and hope? In other words – shouldn’t health care be designed around those who need it most?
“Participating in TEDMED presents an amazing opportunity for Philips to tap into the collective intelligence of the health care industry’s most innovative thinkers,” said Kristina Isakovich, chief marketing and strategy officer at Philips Healthcare. “We hope to uncover insights that will help us design, develop and deliver the most patient-focused health care solutions possible.”
Philips is known for developing and delivering meaningful innovations that improve patient lives—from state-of-the art products that help to improve comfort and compliance for sleep-disordered breathing to advanced clinical solutions that raise the bar on patient care throughout the care cycle. At this year’s TEDMED, Philips will highlight its insightful design process, along with a distinct and diverse selection of solutions that showcase Philips unique approach to designing for a wide variety of patient needs:
• Design Lab—Sleep: TEDMED delegates can experience what it means to design around those who need it most by participating in live, hands-on sessions in the Philips Design Lab in the Social Hub. The goal is t
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