“Smart” computerized hospital beds may become a standard of care if negotiations between John LaCourse — professor and chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Hampshire — and hospital bed manufacturers bear fruit. An algorithm LaCourse invented programs the smart bed to communicate with and respond to medical devices that monitor a patient’s condition, permitting fast, automatic responses that could prove especially valuable in the wee morning hours, when fewer staff are on hand, or whenever they are busy with other patients.
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'Smart Bed' Could Give Patients a Lift When They Need It
Posted by: Mike Martin March 16, 2011 05:00 AM“Smart” computerized hospital beds may become a standard of care if negotiations between John LaCourse — professor and chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Hampshire — and hospital bed manufacturers bear fruit. An algorithm LaCourse invented programs the smart bed to communicate with and respond to medical devices that monitor a patient’s condition, permitting fast, automatic responses that could prove especially valuable in the wee morning hours, when fewer staff are on hand, or whenever they are busy with other patients.