Operating Room Management System Secures Data

An innovative Operating Room Management System (ORMS) increases efficiency in hospitals through central control of all equipment in the operating room, digital access to all preoperative patient data, and direct documentation of operations.

The core nova ORMS is an integrated operating room system that allows complex processes and high-tech modules to operate in the background based on specified requirements, with the aim of achieving optimum patient outcomes while optimizing the utilization of capacities. Functions that have been distributed over many individual devices in current management systems have been integrated within a few units in core nova, resulting in a significantly smaller system footprint, with concomitant reduced power consumption.


Simple operation of the system is an important factor; for example, core nova uses a simple network cable to link up the instruments and systems being controlled, ranging from documentation, through operating-room lamps and tables to several user workstations, utilizing Plug & Play software that provides independent recognition, without any need for adjustments, significantly reducing the workload for hospital information technology (IT) managers.

The system also emphasizes data safety by only permitting safe and authorized access to patient data and medical devices, in compliance with the latest data protection guidelines. Irrespective of whether it is a mobile unit or fixed application of the system, the exchange of all patient data takes place exclusively over an encrypted and secure network. For example, access to the connected devices and data is restricted by certificates to authorized users. All operations can also be monitored and logged. The core nova ORMS is a product of Richard Wolf (Knittlingen, Germany).

“By contrast with the previous model, ‘core nova’ is ideally suited to operating theaters in hospitals and larger medical practices because it has the option of individual, scalable, adjustment to suit individual requirements,” said Timo Haller, head of product marketing integration at Richard Wolf. “This means that the system can be integrated in existing IT and server infrastructures. It can also be deployed for mobile applications on a conventional video cart.”

The integrated data-protection and data-security concepts used in core nova are in compliance with the DIN EN 80001 standard (published in 2011), which defines principles for risk management in networks connected to medical devices, and is intended to preclude network failures and prevent malware from impacting negatively on the network.

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