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Innovitas Vitae , Italy A diagnostic biomarker screening ( IMMUNOX™ ) to detect temporary infertility in women and a food supplement ( NOFLAMOX™ ) as an effective approach for female infertility care .
Coronect , Germany A unique medical device which sends cardiovascular vital signs directly to the cloud for physicians to analyse anywhere , anytime .
FindAir , Poland A unique smart inhaler for people suffering from asthma that tracks all valuable geo-location based data that can help to prevent an asthma episode , reduce the needed medication dosage and teach users about the triggers .
Dermtest , Estonia A Platforms-as-a-Service ( PaaS ) that helps people to get fast access to skin-cancer early detection services at the nearest GP ’ s practice .
“ We are excited to welcome the aspiring entrepreneurs from all over the world to take part in the final selection round for the Startupbootcamp Digital Health accelerator program . From behaviour change programs tackling depression , obesity , chronic disease to Big Data in Diagnostics and Genomics up to AI in clinical decision support , patient stratification , the selected startups are committed to transform healthcare for best possible outcomes using smart technology . It ’ s our mission to do our best to support them in their economic growth .” says Juliane Zielonka , Managing Director of Startupbootcamp Digital Health Berlin .
In its first cycle , Startupbootcamp Digital Health Berlin focusses on behaviour change , Platform-as-a-service , women ’ s health and mental health , artificial intelligence , big data and diagnosis .
As with all Startupbootcamp programs , the Digital Health startups will benefit from extensive mentorship from 100 + entrepreneurs , investors , and corporate partners . In addition to six months of free co-working space based in Berlin , the start-ups will each receive € 15,000 seed funding , perks and special offers worth over € 400,000 . At the end of the three-month program , start-ups pitch at Demo Day to more than 150 investors . •
Next Generation Life-Saving Sepsis Alerting Solution
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Currently , many hospitals do not have a dedicated sepsis alerting system and manage their sepsis alerts through ad hoc systems that combine both automated and manual processes . These existing systems may respond too slowly , may not recognise the signs of sepsis soon enough , or send too many “ false ” or insignificant alerts , leading to alert fatigue among hospital staff .
Uniphy Health ’ s Sentinel solution for sepsis continually scans patients ’ electronic health records ( EHR ) and draws on predictive analytics to assess which patients are septic and / or at risk for septic shock . The system monitors more than seventy clinical features in real-time including body temperature , heart rate , respiratory rate , white blood cell count , medication lists , blood culture reports , diagnostic imaging and clinicians ’ progress notes . Utilising this methodology , Sentinel minimises the risk of alert fatigue with 75 per cent fewer alerts and delivers only alerts for high-value tasks and only to care team members best positioned to respond to a high-value issue .
“ Sepsis is deadly in both acute and post-acute care settings ,” said Dr . Stuart Hochron , co-founder and Chief Medical Officer , Uniphy Health . “ We are confident that Sentinel ’ s predictive analytics and automated response management , which sends only highrisk alerts to the right clinicians will deliver an immediate positive impact on patient outcomes – for JCMC- RWJBarnabas Health and other facilities that implement the solution on the Uniphy Health Platform .”
Every year , septic shock – a physiological response to infection in which the body shuts down its own organ systems – strikes more than one million Americans , up to 50 per cent of whom die as a result . Septic shock typically occurs in acute care settings and nursing home environments . In addition , hospitals spend an average of $ 23.6 billion annually for sepsis care , making it the most expensive condition treated by hospitals .
Uniphy Sentinel is a commercially available version of a sepsis and failure-torescue alerting system called the Military Acuity Model™ originally developed in conjunction with the United States Air Force . Using the unique Military Acuity Model to identify Tasks-at-Risk ®, this precursor to Sentinel is credited with an 87 per cent improvement in lives saved
– an almost unheard of improvement in clinical outcomes .
“ We are deploying Uniphy Sentinel to provide our care team physicians and nurses with secure , real-time alerts and put them in the best position to act on highvalue messages that , if missed or delayed , pose a high risk to our patients ’ lives ,” said Dr . Kenneth Garay , chief medical officer , JCMC- RWJBarnabas Health . “ We have worked with Uniphy Health for five years and have implemented various secure communications tools that have already reduced inpatient communication delays between physicians and other care team members and helped improve outcomes . I am looking forward to seeing the results from the implementation of Sentinel .” October / November 2016
Dr . Garay continued , “ JCMC-RWJBarnabas Health is a hospital on the leading edge of using innovative mobile communication and collaboration technologies to improve patient health and help care professionals work more effectively . The Uniphy Health Platform makes it easy for us to configure , test and deploy new solutions such as Sentinel . We look forward to this exciting next chapter in our relationship .” •