Qventus made its artificial intelligence software available for the perioperative environment, including the operating room.
The technology is already used in hospital emergency departments and inpatient wards. Here are five things to know:
1. The Qventus platform is designed to predict potential issues, prescribe course corrections and bring together the OR staff and surgical team. The platform also enables increased OR utilization and care coordination between the staff, surgeons, anesthesiologists and patients.
2. Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Stanford, Calif., Mercy in Oklahoma City and Sutter Auburn (Calif.) Faith Hospital were early adopters. El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, Calif., reported success with the platform and decided to implement the OR module.
"We saw measurable improvement in patient safety after we integrated Qventus into our falls program," said Chief Nursing Officer Cheryl Reinking. "We believe it has the potential to transform the operational efficiency of our perioperative unit, including our OR."
3. The initial users report the platform was able to improve operating room turnover time, first case start times and other process improvements to potentially increase case volume by 10 percent.
4. The platform is designed to streamline processes with patient communications and has been shown to reduce preventable same day cancellations by up to 25 percent, according to the facilities that have already adopted the technology. Around 80 percent of preventable same-day surgical cancellations are due to process failures.
5. Patient satisfaction scores may also increase after implementing the platform, as the communication and collaboration between clinical staff and care coordinators improve. The platform can detect delays or other issues and nudge the OR care navigator to communicate with the patient's families in real time. At some of the early adopting facilities, patient satisfaction scores for ambulatory surgery measurements increased from 80 percent to 96 percent.