Medical-grade monitors and computers are amazing tools. With them, providers and healthcare personnel can access data ranging from patients’ EMRs to the latest blood test results. Viewing and accessing this data is accomplished via a medical-grade monitor or display. 

A medical-grade monitor is a display built from the ground up to handle the rigors of the healthcare industry. Certifications for near-patient safety and use, sealed casing, and department-specific image quality are just a few ways these displays differ from conventional consumer-grade monitors. 

• Image quality: Medical specialists like radiologists make life-and-death decisions over an X-ray or MRI image. Any image displayed on their monitors must be of exceptional clarity, resolution, quality, color, and contrast. This enables them to spot shadows or other subtle visual signs that might be a malignant tumor. 
• Regulatory compliance: The medical field is highly regulated. Medical equipment manufacturers ensure their products are tested and certified for patient safety like IEC 60601-1. Consumer– grade monitors lack these required certifications. 
• Durability and reliability: Medical facilities like hospitals are open 24/7. Electronics must function reliably in such settings, which is something consumer-grade monitors are not built to do. 
• Hygiene: Hospital staff spend excessive time and effort keeping facilities germ-free. IP65-rated medical-grade computer monitors are sealed to withstand harsh cleaning materials. 
• Purpose-built: Surgical displays must be clear in the bright lights used in surgeries. In addition, select radiology monitors may need to display up to 65,536 shades of gray for specific exams. All-purpose consumer monitors are too generalized to meet each specialty’s unique requirements.