Medi+Sign

What Medi+Sign does

Medi+Sign, a brand of privately held Maryland corporation Specialized Communications, Inc. founded in 1987, is a connected health platform that provides digital patient whiteboard, door, and nurse-station displays for U.S. acute-care hospitals. Its product line consists of five integrated solutions: the Digital Patient Room Whiteboard Display, the Digital Patient Room Door Display, the Digital Nurse Station Monitoring Display, a compact Digital Exam Room Whiteboard for Emergency Departments, and a patent-pending Anti-Fall add-on module that fuses smart-bed sensor data with EHR inputs to surface fall-risk alerts. The platform's core architectural differentiator is direct, middleware-free integration with Epic and MEDITECH Expanse EHRs, the Rauland ResponderSync nurse-call system, and Stryker smart beds, enabling automated, real-time display updates from clinician EHR documentation with no additional workflow burden on nursing staff.

The technology stack reflects more than 27 years of embedded hardware and software engineering, certified and deployed on Department of Defense and Protected Health Information networks. Medi+Sign sells primarily through enterprise field sales targeting C-Suite and clinical leadership at mid-to-large hospitals and Integrated Delivery Networks, supplemented by regional channel partners (Ideacom Mid America in IA/WI, MVDconnect) and a co-sell motion through the Rauland-Borg ResponderSync program. Revenue is generated principally via one-time hardware and software licenses; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Anchor customers include McLaren Health Care (single-vendor corporate standard across 15 hospitals) and St. Luke's University Health Network (10-hospital network-wide rollout), with a broader base of more than 30 documented hospital case studies across acute care, IDNs, emergency departments, and rural/critical access hospitals. Documented customer outcomes include HCAHPS score lifts of 7 to 17+ points in nurse communication, pain control, and overall hospital rating following deployment.

Name

Medi+Sign

Legal name

Specialized Communications, Inc.

Website

https://medisigndisplays.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Medi+Sign, a brand of Specialized Communications Inc., provides connected-health digital whiteboard, door, and nurse-station displays for U.S. acute-care hospitals, integrating directly with Epic and MEDITECH EHRs, Rauland nurse call, and Stryker smart beds to automate patient communication and safety alerts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Communication Technology

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLACAPAJ

Medical Device Connectivity & Interoperability Middleware (MDI, EHR/HL7/FHIR Integration)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Digital Health & Health IT/Healthcare IoT & Remote Patient Monitoring

SECONDARYHLACAFAG

Medical-Grade Device Connectivity & Device Management (MDM)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Digital Health & Health IT/Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) & Connected Care Platforms

Keywords

• Digital patient whiteboards
• Connected health platforms
• Hospital communication systems
• EHR integrated displays
• Fall prevention technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Smithsburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hardware and Software Solutions: MEDI+SIGN sells digital whiteboard displays, door displays, and nurse station monitoring displays along with associated software and integration services to hospitals and healthcare systems.
2. Sales Commission: Clinical sales professionals earn base salary plus commission with uncapped earnings potential. Channel partners and dealers earn commissions on sales.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MEDI+SIGN is a connected health platform that delivers digital patient room whiteboards, door displays, nurse station monitors, and emergency-department exam-room boards that automatically populate from a hospital's Electronic Health Record (Epic, MEDITECH Expanse) without middleware or added clinical workflow. The patent-pending Anti-Fall module ingests telemetry from Stryker smart beds and Rauland ResponderSync nurse-call systems to broadcast real-time fall-risk and safety alerts. The combined hardware-plus-software bundle is sold as one-time licenses to U.S. acute care hospitals and Integrated Delivery Networks.

Product overview

MEDI+SIGN is a connected health platform providing Digital Patient Whiteboard Solutions designed to improve patient safety and coordination of care. The platform consists of five integrated products: (1) Digital Patient Room Whiteboard Display - the core in-room display that replaces dry-erase boards and auto-updates from EHR data, (2) Digital Patient Room Door Display - hallway displays showing patient alerts and safety information before staff enter rooms, (3) Digital Nurse Station Monitoring Display - staff-facing displays showing medication schedules and safety conflicts, (4) Digital Exam Room Whiteboards for Emergency Departments - a compact solution for ED-specific needs, and (5) Anti-Fall Technology - a patent-pending add-on module that integrates with smart beds to detect fall risks and communicate safety alerts. The system integrates with EHR platforms (Epic, MEDITECH), nurse call systems (Rauland), and smart bed manufacturers (Stryker) to automate patient communication without adding workflow burden to clinical staff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Anti-Fall™ Technology: Patent-pending fall prevention technology that integrates with smart hospital beds to determine patient fall risk and display safety alerts on MEDI+SIGN displays.

Products and services

• Digital Patient Room Whiteboard Display In-room digital whiteboard that replaces dry-erase boards in hospital patient rooms, automatically displaying up-to-the-minute patient information including pain level, mobility status, fall risk, care team, plan for the day, and dietary restrictions by pulling data directly from the hospital's Electronic Health Record without requiring any new nursing workflow or patient interface.
• Digital Patient Room Door Display Hallway-mounted digital door display that alerts physicians, nurses, and hospital staff of important patient information before entering each room, including isolation alerts, nurse assignments, dietary restrictions, and safety alerts; ADA compliant with tactile room identifications and international braille.
• Digital Nurse Station Monitoring Display Staff-facing digital display for nurses' stations that surfaces round and pain-medication schedules, the patient's pain level and pain-level trend, and at-a-glance visibility of all safety conflicts in patient rooms via the Anti-Fall technology layer.
• Digital Exam Room Whiteboards for Emergency Departments Compact digital whiteboard engineered for the tight spaces of Emergency Department exam rooms, delivering real-time care-team information with pictures and names, diet, location, discharge status, average test/lab times, radiology tests ordered, lab status, and staff response-time alerts.
• Anti-Fall Technology Patent-pending add-on module that uses algorithms against smart-hospital-bed telemetry to determine patient fall risk and bed condition, then broadcasts safety conflicts to every MEDI+SIGN display across the patient room, door, and nurse station.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nurse communication HCAHPS scores improved 11.8 points within 3 months of deployment at St. Luke's Miners Campus
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability1 record

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• MEDITECHcoreTechnology or Integration · 25 June 2025EHR integration partner at Spencer Hospital. MEDI+SIGN display automatically pulls important patient care information directly from MEDITECH Expanse Electronic Health Record.
• StrykercoreTechnology or Integration · 9 January 2025Stryker smart beds integrate seamlessly with MEDI+SIGN technology to alert healthcare staff, patients, and families of potential fall risks by sending alerts to digital whiteboards and door displays. Integration demonstrated at HAP symposium with Stryker S3 smart bed and patent-pending Anti-Fall algorithms.
• Epic SystemscoreTechnology or Integration · 9 January 2025EHR integration partner. MEDI+SIGN automatically pulls patient care information directly from Epic EMR and communicates it to patients and families. Epic is registered trademark of Epic Systems Corporation.
• McLaren Health CareflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2021Single vendor corporate standard contract (July 2021) across McLaren Health Care network. $6 billion fully integrated health care delivery system with 15 hospitals in Michigan and Ohio. McLaren Northern Michigan won ECRI Health Technology Excellence Award with MEDI+SIGN as key component.
• Ideacom Mid AmericacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 29 May 2019Strategic dealer agreement (May 2019) that enriches and broadens services available to hospitals throughout the Midwest, especially in Iowa and Wisconsin. Ideacom has 70 years of experience in technology solutions for healthcare, senior care, and businesses. Made Spencer Hospital implementation possible.
• MVDconnectcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 16 January 2018Dealer agreement (January 2018) with full-solution managed service provider of custom communications and collaboration platforms. MVDconnect brings strong experienced team with valuable relationships across Midwest and beyond. Helps hospitals raise HCAHPS scores, patient satisfaction, and patient safety.
• Rauland-Borg CorporationcoreTechnology or Integration · 18 October 2017MEDI+SIGN designated as ResponderSync Partner at Rauland-Borg (October 2017), a market leader in Nurse Call communication systems with over 80 years of experience. Integration enables MEDI+SIGN to connect nurse/patient communications through digital patient whiteboard solutions. ResponderSync improves hospital staff workflow and communications between staff and patients.
• St. Luke's University Health NetworkflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Partnership since 2015 with ongoing network-wide rollout. St. Luke's has been recognized as one of region's best places to work, in part due to improved effective communication from MEDI+SIGN. Network-wide integration with Epic EMR, Rauland Nurse Call, and other systems.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sonifi Health: Sonifi Health provides interactive patient engagement systems, digital whiteboards, and bedside entertainment for hospitals. It is a direct competitor in the digital patient room display category, targeting similar acute-care customers with overlapping workflows.
• GetWell Network: GetWell Network offers an interactive patient engagement platform deployed across health systems to improve HCAHPS scores, patient education, and care coordination. It competes with MEDI+SIGN in the patient-facing digital communication category.
• pCare (Uniphy Health): pCare provides interactive patient care solutions, including digital whiteboards and bedside tablets for hospitals. It targets similar hospital customers with patient engagement and communication workflows, making it a direct peer.
• Vecna Technologies: Vecna Technologies (including its patient engagement division) develops healthcare digital workflow and patient communication solutions. It serves hospitals with technology that overlaps MEDI+SIGN's patient-room communication focus.
• TVR Communications: TVR Communications provides patient education, entertainment, and digital whiteboards for hospitals. It directly overlaps with MEDI+SIGN's in-room digital display and patient communication offering.

Broad incumbents

• Epic Systems: Epic is the largest hospital EHR vendor and a direct integration partner of MEDI+SIGN. Its MyChart Bedside product and broader patient engagement roadmap position it as a broad incumbent that could bundle or compete with MEDI+SIGN's display functionality.

Others

• Stryker (Patient Care): Stryker manufactures smart hospital beds that integrate with MEDI+SIGN's Anti-Fall technology. As a key integration partner, Stryker is an adjacent ecosystem participant whose smart-bed strategy directly affects MEDI+SIGN's product roadmap and distribution.
• Rauland-Borg Corporation: Rauland-Borg is a market leader in nurse call communication systems and a ResponderSync integration partner of MEDI+SIGN. It is a complementary technology provider rather than direct competitor, and an important channel for hospital sales.
• TeleTracking Technologies: TeleTracking provides patient flow, capacity management, and care coordination solutions for hospitals. While not a direct whiteboard competitor, it addresses overlapping hospital operational efficiency and patient throughput use cases.
• Baxter (Hillrom): Baxter (which acquired Hillrom) manufactures smart hospital beds and connected care solutions, including the Voalte nurse call platform. It is a competitor and potential partner in the connected hospital ecosystem that intersects with MEDI+SIGN's smart-bed integration strategy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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