Samuel Ethiopia
COO
DocSpera
The Institute’s Unleashing Innovation in Healthcare program is designed to identify and expose innovative technologies and processes to solving many of the complex challenges facing the U.S. healthcare system. This unique 7 minute presentation gives health IT startups the chance to showcase ground-breaking solutions and approaches to advance the effective use of healthcare technology. Areas of emphasis include solutions and processes that can reduce cost, improve quality and demonstrate the efficacy of healthcare technology with a specific focus on Triple Aim drivers.
Health IT Summit in Seattle - "7 Ideas in 7 Minutes" with Sam Ethiopia, COO, DocSpera
1. 5 Big Ideas in 7 Minutes
DocSpera: Collaborative Care from Anywhere
Samuel Ethiopia, COO
2. Complex Traumatic Knee
•Complex revision case
•Unknown manufacturer of the screw
•Implications related to:
•Removal of the screw
•Outcome and recovery
•Other impact
3. Surgical care & invasive procedures are amongst the highest components of healthcare spend
4. 2013 study shows 3 procedures cost over
$34 Billion…
Angioplasty
516,955 Cases @ $18,825 / Case
$10 Billion
Spinal Fusion
465,070 Cases @ $27,568 / Case
$13 Billion
Knee Replacements
711,398 Cases @ $15,918 / Case
$11 Billion
Source: MIT Technology Review, Vol 116, No. 6
5. …yet, surgeons & procedural specialists face several challenges in being able to effectively learn and discover the right solutions
Fragmented & Siloed
Infrastructure
Limited Collaboration
Within and Outside Hospital
Lack of Med Device
Benefit & Quality Transparency
Limited Access to Support
Increased Time &
Patient Demand
Surgeons
& Care Teams
Med-Tech
Industry
7. Idea 1: A Single Layer Platform Connecting Different Organizations
Practice
or
Institution
Hospitals
Surgery
Centers
Med-Tech
Representatives
Physical
Therapy and Rehab Centers
Other Physicians
at Other Practices
8. Example: The Way BlueTooth Revolutionized the Exchange of Data
Lesson Learned:
•Able to connect variety of infrastructure/hardware
•Limited impact to internal workflow and tech infrastructure
9. Challenge:Limited Opportunity to Exchange
Evidence Based Insights
•Alternatives: annual meetings and journals
•No real-time based collaboration outside institution
10. Idea 2: Adopting Grand Rounds Model with Network of Hospitals Online
•Present challenging cases to other experts across network of hospitals
•Diversity of ideas and insights on outcomes
11. Example: ResearchGate is Proving the Value of Scientific Collaboration
Lesson Learned:
•Accelerating discovery of other scientific research
•Reduction of redundancy or bad outcomes
12. Challenge:Lack of Transparency on New Med- Device Benefit & Quality
•Disadvantage for smaller hospitals & surgery centers
13. Idea 3: Partner with Leading Institution to Exchange Benefits and Outcome
Input
Share outcome
•Data on outcomes and benefits on new medical devices
•Reduce cost and improve outcome
14. Example: Partner to Source Insights and Opinions
Lesson Learned:
•Technology can make it easy to aggregate valuable benefit information on new devices
15. Challenge:Limited Access to Specialized Support
•Example:15 new medical devices for spine launched last month
16. Idea 4: DemandAccess to Specialized Medical Tech Support on your Terms
Studies show, surgeons want better access to
medical technology experts and consultants
Want More Speciality Reps Calling on Their Practice
Source: Publicis Touchpoint Solutions 2014
17. Example: Hospitals Working with their Medical Device Vendors to Provide a Compliant Support Access
Med-Tech
Representatives
Physicians
Care Teams
Lesson Learned from Pilot:
•Ability to get support online drives higher accuracy, efficiency, and easier monitoring for compliance
18. Challenge:Increased Time and Patient Demand
•As a number of patients increase, non- clinical tasks increases (charting, billing issue, orders etc…)
•Clinical workflow becomes secondary
19. Idea 5: IdentifyTechnology that are Based on Clinical Workflow Not Just Tasks
•Mobile devices that address end-to-endworkflow for surgeon
•Align easy to usetechnology to augment to an efficient workflow
Mobile
Workflow based
20. Example:
•Using seamless workflow applications to track and treat patients who require surgical follow-up
•Able to show significant reduction on patients who didn’t return for surgery or follow-up
Example: Seamless Workflow Applications