Technology
the OR. Now, digital recording of data capturing audio, visual, and telemetry from various sources means we will understand what we can do to improve our methods. This will benefit patients and ease pressure on the healthcare system. At an abstract level, the use of this data may
not sound groundbreaking, but if we can share expertise to allow patients to leave their hospital bed even a day earlier, or three more surgeries to be performed a week per OR, the impact on waiting lists – and patient health - would quickly add-up.
Removing the administrative burden
As we focus on the mission of improving access to safe surgery for all, we must address the OR’s very analogue environment – where every surgical touch and patient interaction is siloed to one moment-in-time and lost forever. Overcoming this challenge, by leveraging the best of cloud computing and AI to turn those interactions into archived, analysed, records of performance is vital, as we work to channel insight back into healthcare systems. Understandably, many are concerned about AI, but we have to recognise its tremendous potential to advance quality medical care. However, healthcare leaders need to ensure patients come on the journey with them, building trust and reinforcing the potential benefits. This trust is so important. Personally, I am confident patients would be happy use AI and share data nine times out of ten if they could understand how it would be used, and that governance around data usage was appropriate. At a basic level, AI can be used to monitor
and evaluate the full patient care journey, from ambulance to surgery – improving care continuity. This is how we truly democratise healthcare. By recording, tagging, and archiving
every surgical interaction, we’re helping create a blueprint of surgical performance to be channelled back into healthcare systems around the world. Equally important are the benefits of applying AI to necessary but time-consuming administrative processes. AI has huge potential to improve productivity here, yielding more consistent, high-quality documentation and planning. As clinicians spend almost half their working days on administration, with 40% of
As healthcare technologies are rolled out, so the nature of surgeries and healthcare provision will change beyond recognition. Data previously unobtainable or uncaptured will be analysed and used to inform healthcare management about improved surgery scheduling, and achieving greater efficiencies in the OR. Surgeons will also be able to access best- practice insight, improving patient outcomes, and reducing variability. Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram, CEO, Proximie.
their patient time spent entering/retrieving data on the computer, the impact of automation could be enormous. Ultimately, this use of AI will quickly free up time for clinicians - ensuring the transition of patient care between physicians is quicker, less error prone and better for healthcare teams, and most importantly for patients – particularly those with complex conditions.
Improved training opportunities The UN estimates the world’s population will grow to 8.5 billion by 2030, with the share of those aged over 60 reaching 16.4%, up from 12% in 2015. This growth will place significant demands on global healthcare systems, as various age-related treatments will experience increases in demand. In response, we will need more surgeons and technology (such as robotics) to help surgeons operate more productively. All these trends require investment in digital technology to develop new tools and new procedures. Expanding training opportunities will also be crucial. Currently over five billion people – two thirds
of the global population – lack access to safe surgery. To raise healthcare standards and cope with growing healthcare demand, it is estimated surgeon numbers, globally, will need to double by 2030. Without the digitising of ORs and
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