Imaging now closer to home for rural Utahns and those out enjoying the recreation our state has to offer. “When people can get the care they need closer to home the less likely they are to skip important screenings,” said Brian Osborne, imaging manager at Intermountain Sanpete Valley Hospital. “Whether it’s preventive or emergency care having the latest imaging technology is changing rural healthcare as we know it.” Colby Mower moved back home to Fairview last year. Four years ago, Mower was living in North Carolina when he was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. His cancer is now in remission, but Mower must do two scans per year to ensure his cancer hasn’t come back. He says it’s much easier to do those scans at the hospital 10 minutes away then having to drive two hours round trip. Those images are sent to his oncologist who can review and do a follow up appointment using telehealth. These imaging services aren’t just good for routine health scans but can make a huge difference in emergencies. In the past, if someone was having a stroke or other major emergency that required a transfer to another hospital, caregivers would have to take scans and send the negatives with the helicopter to be reviewed. Now, Osborne says they can take the necessary imaging at their hospital and send them electronically to the team at the hospital where the patient is being transferred. This way a doctor has time to look over the scans and plan out treatment before the patient arrives.
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In the US alone, nearly 6M patients have been diagnosed w/ heart failure, w/ an annual direct cost between $40B-$60B. It's expected to top $70B by 2030. What's more? The extent to which we can can diagnose and treat these patients is remarkably limited. Heart Failure comes on gradually, until it feels sudden. It can often feel like indigestion, or being "out of shape" Patients legs and feet can swell, amongst many other symptoms. These patients never feel "great". So they struggle with identifying if their condition is worsening. Are the subtle, yet noticeable changes in their situation environmental, or directly related to a worsening HF condition? Managing these patients in the hospital is no easier. The gold standard for HF assessment is a "Right Heart" Cardiac Catheterization, often with ultrasound/echocardiogram. This test assesses the vital pressures within the heart. While an inpatient may receive this diagnostic upon admission, it's not realistic to routinely perform this test. However, without doing so, HCP's don't have a great way to determine if a patients situation is improving, or worsening. This is the problem Filip Peters and his team at Acorai are trying to solve for. They built a handheld, non-invasive, scalable solution to support the management of intra-cardiac pressures for inpatient HF patients. Next Tuesday I will publish episode 39 of The Bleeding Edge of Digital Health Podcast, where Filip Peters and I go into great detail about the tech he and his team built, how these patients have relatively limited options for diagnosis and treatment, and all about his journey as a founder in building Acorai. Acorai's product is a great example of what can be created when the right form factor is combined with a heavy focus on product functionality using innovative design methodologies. Not surprisingly, Acorai's product received the coveted Breakthrough Device Designation in Aug of 2023 and the company recently closed a $4.5M seed round of funding, in the toughest funding environment that I have witnessed over the past 25+ years in Med Tech! Patrick NJ Schnegelsberg Lance Myers Kasper Bourdette Matthew Mace Aryan Agarwal Jakob Gelberg Johannes Gladisch Cosmin Stamate Janaeé Barkhuizen (nee Neill) Michael Chesnut MD Dan Vikstrom Marko Janković Soeren Anker Nielsen Shaghayegh Bayati Henri Coste Rita Peixoto Maev Buchanan Armand Meynadier Dr. Sejal Nimbhorkar Tiffany Adde #HF #heartfailure #medtech #digitalhealth
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𝐅𝐃𝐀 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 Eko Health! Eko Health, a pioneering digital health startup focusing on #cardiac and 'lung diseases, has received #FDA 510(k) clearance for its AI-enabled Eko Low Ejection Fraction Tool (ELEFT). This innovative tool is designed to help healthcare providers quickly detect low ejection fraction—a critical indicator of heart failure—within 15 seconds during a routine examination using an Eko stethoscope. Integrated into Eko's SENSORA Cardiac Early Detection Platform, complementing existing FDA-cleared algorithms for identifying atrial fibrillation (AFib) and structural heart murmurs. This clearance represents a significant advancement in the early detection of heart failure, a condition that impacts over 6.2 million adults in the U.S. alone. Eko Health aims to make early detection more accessible, particularly in underserved communities where access to advanced diagnostic tools like echocardiograms may be limited. According to Eko's cofounder and COO, Jason Bellet, this #AI tool exemplifies the potential of AI in clinical settings, offering a substantial step forward in healthcare by identifying at-risk individuals during routine exams. Eko's commitment to innovation in heart health is underscored by its successful funding rounds, securing $65 million in Series C funding in 2020 with an additional $30 million extension in 2022. The company has a history of FDA approvals for its cutting-edge solutions, including the Eko Murmur Analysis Software and smart stethoscopes, showcasing its role as a leader in tech-enabled heart health solutions. Eko Health's developments are part of a larger trend in the medical field, where companies like CardioSignal by Precordior and Ultromics are also making strides in AI-powered heart health diagnostics, emphasizing the growing importance of technology in combating heart disease. https://lnkd.in/ehJ255hu
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You can accuse hospitals of many things, but not being innovative ain't one. Hospitals operate with stiff margins and the successful ones practice radical innovation to realize obscene profits that are more vulgar than the words mouthed by expectant mothers in the labor room (words of appreciation for their husbands). Here's an example of how hospital leaders innovate. Suppose you go to a doctor for a mild cold. What do you get? Maybe a prescription for paracetamol and an outsized bill for wasting the doctor's time. But the hospital has a CT machine lying around, unused. And the hospital has a bronchoscope that happens to be lying around too. These aren't free. The CT scanner is in an air-conditioned room. People tend to it. The bronchoscope cost money. Now a brilliant executive comes up with a plan. You go to the doctor with a mild cold. And you get prescribed a high-resolution CT scan for 15000 rupees and a bronchoscopy for 10000 rupees because there's a 1 in a billion chance it's cancer. The doctor tells you he wants to rule out cancer and you are a dummy dumb who doesn't know better. That evening, the brilliant hospital executive carries a suitcase with 200,000 rupees to the doctor's chamber. There's 100,000 in consultation fee, 30,000 for the lab tests ordered, 40,000 incentive for referring patients to bronchoscopy services, and 30,000 for CT scans. Everyone's happy. The doctor is happy about the money, the executive is happy their assets generate revenue, the patient is happy they don't have cancer. If you want to thrive in healthcare, create win-win situations.
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Lots of great ideas to solve healthcare issues with technology from healthcare leaders. For me, it's personalized patient engagement through digital channels, 24/7 virtual care, and AI-driven care navigation for healthcare service lines (oncology, cardiology, chronic care). How would you answer the question?
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