Advancements in ICU Care: A Look at Diaphragm-Stimulating Technology
Addressing diaphragm atrophy has the potential to significantly improve outcomes while lowering the negative impact of mechanical ventilation in ICUs.
Addressing diaphragm atrophy has the potential to significantly improve outcomes while lowering the negative impact of mechanical ventilation in ICUs.
It is our obligation to do our part to find ways to improve patient outcomes and lower health care costs. This often means continuously finding better, more efficient ways to solve problems, utilizing the most optimal tools and data we have at our disposal. And as of right now, and for the foreseeable future, that means finding appropriate use cases to leverage the power of AI and LLMs where it most makes sense.
This technology can result in reduced readmission rates, increased patient satisfaction, and a consistent flow of post-acute care revenue, especially in rural areas.
The academic medical center collaborated with GE Healthcare to set up the first virtual intensive care unit program in the state, which will help the organization extend its critical care expertise across rural areas and manage bed capacity amid climbing Covid-19 cases.
Art Medical, a company based in Israel and Palo Alto, has products that seek to prevent complications that can arise from intubation, including aspiration pneumonia, ventilator-associated pneumonia and acute kidney injury.