– College of California (UC) Davis Well being and enterprise capital agency Normal Catalyst introduced a collaboration to help the well being system’s digital transformation and drive improvements utilizing synthetic intelligence (AI) and digital well being applied sciences.
The press launch states that underneath the partnership, UC Davis Well being is ready to leverage Normal Catalyst’s community of corporations to drive these improvements throughout a number of areas, together with healthcare supply, analysis, training, public service, operations, and outcomes.
“Digital improvements in medication have the potential to not solely enhance affected person outcomes however be a game-changer for all the well being care sector,” stated Ashish Atreja, MD, chief info officer and chief digital officer at UC Davis Well being, within the press launch. “This collaboration will create an atmosphere that fosters open innovation in digital well being, which we hope will result in new options to enhance the lives of our sufferers, improve the effectivity of well being care programs and have a constructive influence on the well being of our communities.”
The press launch additional signifies that knowledge-sharing between UC Davis Well being and Normal Catalyst can also be central to the partnership.
The 2 organizations will type a joint committee to discover collaboration alternatives, akin to co-development of latest companies and merchandise, providers, and applied sciences, utilizing UC Davis Well being as an innovation middle. The committee can also be set to make sure strategic alignment, mutual accountability, and operational connectivity between the 2 organizations.
Normal Catalyst will even host UC Davis Well being for periods to spotlight rising developments in digital well being and techniques round advances on the intersection of expertise and healthcare, based on the press launch. These periods are designed to assist UC Davis incorporate well being fairness, digital literacy, and knowledge inclusivity approaches.
The partnership is a part of UC Davis Well being’s efforts to advance digital medication via its Digital Collaborative for Innovation and Validation (Digital CoLab), which is the digital well being and AI innovation hub for the well being system. The Digital CoLab is targeted on advancing these applied sciences to make healthcare accessible, inclusive, and equitable.
“This distinctive collaboration will create an atmosphere of shared studying to maximise the worth for the funders and streamline the innovation efforts at UC Davis Well being and throughout the UC system,” stated Yauheni Solad, MD, chief medical info officer for Digital Well being and vice chairman of innovation at UC Davis Well being, within the press launch.
That is UC Davis Well being’s newest collaboration leveraging AI to enhance care.
The well being system just lately partnered with AI software program firm Illuminate to develop a centralized belly aortic aneurysm surveillance program aimed toward figuring out at-risk sufferers who might have been ‘lost-to-follow-up’ because of missed care throughout the COVID-19 pandemic or resulting from different elements.
Utilizing Illuminate’s Discovery 360 Providers and ActKnowledge AI software program, UC Davis Well being can establish current sufferers inside its community who might have an belly aortic aneurysm and require follow-up care. These sufferers are then flagged and contacted by a nurse navigator for additional training, monitoring, and follow-up.