InCor, everis Brazil, Xilinx, and NTT Disruption are working together to validate Virtual Patient Observation to improve healthcare workflows and provide safer patient care

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MADRID, September 22, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

The Heart Institute (InCor) [http://www.incor.usp.br/sites/incor2013/ ] from the

Clinical Hospitals, University of São Paulo Medical School has joined forces

with everis Brazil [https://www.everis.com/brazil/pt-br/home-br ],

NTT Disruption [https://disruption.global.ntt/ ], and Xilinx, Inc.

[https://www.xilinx.com/ ] to test NTT Disruption's Virtual Patient Observation

(VPO) [http://disruption.global.ntt/zela/virtual-patient-observation/ ], a new

technological solution for Intensive Care Units.

VPO utilizes video and ML to detect and predict a patient's predefined

behaviors, with alerts in real-time, providing a tool for practitioners to make

safer patient care. It can be personalized based on the needs of each

healthcare institution, differentiating between a patient sitting up, leaving

the bed, or waving a hand.  

In addition, VPO can be easily scaled to enable nurses to provide real-time

responses regardless of the number of events or increase in monitored beds.

Patient privacy is protected given the systems' ability to utilize real-time

processing and ML to learn, identify and predict behaviors, over video recording.

"Through this initiative, we are combining the technical capabilities and

vision of NTT Disruption and Xilinx along with InCor's strong performance in

innovation through InovaInCor," assured Prof. Dr. Jose C. Nicolau, Director of

the Intensive Coronary Care Unit from InCor. "The development of this

technology will provide more safety and well-being for the patient and will

reduce stress for the team. VPO can also signal potential signs and problems so

the medical staff can assist the patient before the issue becomes critical or

the patients hurt themselves. This is a fantastic technology, especially in

high complexity ICUs such as InCor," Prof. Nicolau continued.

"Xilinx is pleased to be part of delivering personalized patient care and

healthcare efficiencies through the use of Alveo-powered VPO systems," said

Freddy Engineer, General Manager, Global Datacenter BU, at Xilinx. "As

healthcare institutions continue to embrace more smart hospital technologies,

we look forward to improved patient outcomes and lower healthcare costs."

"The healthcare industry has been incorporating new smart technologies for

hospitals, like VPO, to improve patient safety, operational efficiency and

reduce burnout syndrome," said Fernando Apezteguía, Head of Health at NTT

Disruption. "COVID-19 has accelerated the need to innovate within the industry

to provide healthcare practitioners with tools for better care," he continued.

The results of this solution's effectiveness will be analyzed through this

project, which will enable high impact on patient care, safety, and efficiency,

while diminishing practitioner burnout.

SOURCE: NTT Disruption