Achieving Seamless Care

Interoperability in healthcare is crucial as it allows different systems and applications to communicate effectively, leading to better-informed clinical decisions and improved patient outcomes. However, despite the pressing need for seamless data exchange, actual development in this area is lagging due to significant technical and regulatory challenges. The Service-oriented Device Connectivity (SDC) standard represents the only meaningful approach to enabling real-time medical device interoperability, addressing both technical and regulatory barriers.

Despite significant advancements in medical technology, interoperability gaps continue to hinder operational efficiency and optimal clinical outcomes at the point of care. Many medical devices still operate on proprietary systems, resulting in isolated information silos that are difficult to share or integrate with other systems. The SDC standard addresses these interoperability challenges and has the potential to enhance both patient care and operational efficiency. Its implementation is crucial for optimizing communication and data exchange among medical devices from various vendors, creating numerous business benefits for stakeholders in point-of-care settings.

• SDC not only frees up more time for healthcare professionals by reducing their mental load and delegating configuration tasks to medical devices in point-of-care scenarios. It also minimizes medical errors by enabling devices to exchange calibration data autonomously.
• Moreover, SDC helps hospital operators cut costs by eliminating configuration time at the point of care and reducing errors through the use of standardized connections such as SDC, FHIR, and DICOM. This creates a holistic data environment.
• For medical device manufacturers, adopting SDC standards can drive differentiation, prepare devices for tenders, generate structured high-quality data for optimization, and open up opportunities for developing AI-driven intelligent assistants.