Data from the new home hospital platform will be accessible through Orlando Health’s Epic electronic health record through a multi-year agreement with the connected health and digital therapy company.
WHY IT IMPORTANT
Orlando Health — a nonprofit health system with 18 hospitals and five-room emergency rooms in development serving the southeastern United States — is expected to launch its first remote patient monitoring capability. progress in early 2023.
According to the Bifourmis announcement, adding a virtual provider network can improve patient outcomes, prevent re-hospitalization, accelerate drug development and close critical gaps in care. squirrel.
The data-driven platform takes physiological signal data from the patient’s sensors – such as heart rate, vascular waves, heart rate variability, breathing rate, and more – while applying AI techniques and advanced machine learning to flag changes in a patient’s condition at home that could indicate disease progression.
It can analyze more than 120 biomarkers, provide a constantly updated patient view and actionable care insights, and enable home ancillary service coordination, Provider scheduling and patient support through the EHR, the company said.
Dr Jamal Hakim, chief executive officer of Orlando Health, said: “Delivering hospital-grade care in the patient’s home is the goal of Orlando Health.
“This comprehensive solution ensures the safest, highest quality care and ease of use for patients and providers,” he said.
Given the size of the health system, the new RPM program could be one of the largest in the United States, adds Kuldeep Singh Rajput, CEO and founder of Boston-based Biofourmis.
In November, Florida’s Health Care Regulatory Authority approved the health system’s plan for hospital-grade acute care in adult patients’ homes.
TREND TO BIGGER WOMAN
Robin Farmanfarmaian, author and entrepreneur working in the field of artificial intelligence in Silicon Valley, said that although RPM is still in the early days of integrating into the healthcare system, the pandemic has accelerated the trend. direction by illustrating its needs and values.
“The promise and goal of RPM is to keep patients safe in their homes and detect problems early, before they become serious or urgent,” says Farmanfarmaian. Healthcare IT News in October.
In 2020, the company’s AI technology and wearables aided Hong Kong doctors and scientists in their fight against COVID-19.
With Biovitals Sentinel’s technology and analytics system, doctors tracked down patients diagnosed or suspected to have coronavirus.
Dr David Chung Wah Siu, of the University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Medicine, said that in addition to real-time disease surveillance, the system is also needed to support an understanding of the epidemiology of COVID-19.
ON PROFILE
Singh Rajput said in the statement: “Our solution was purpose-built to scale quickly and broadly to the needs of Orlando Health.
“In a short time, we expect the home hospital to become a universal service of care for patients across the region, which will also ensure full accessibility for patients with seriously ill and injured requiring facility care.”
Andrea Fox is the senior editor of Healthcare IT News.
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