Without doubt, digitalization has transformative power in the healthcare sector, leading to a change of routines and ideally to more efficiency and better decisions.
Together with our podcast guest Henk Ruven, clinical chemist at the St. Antonius Hospital, we are focusing on the field of preanalytics.
What is the potential of digitalization, AI and automation in this specific area of healthcare?
Henk speaks about solutions they have already implemented, the barriers in this digital tranformation and how he sees the future of preanalytics.
(00:00) Introduction
(01:07) Role of digital solutions in preanalytics – patient identification & tube labeling
(06:07) Documentation of blood collection time & ISO requirements
(11:38) Digital workflow at the St. Antonius Hospital with COWS (=computers on wheels)
(12:27) Sample transport monitoring
(19:04) Artificial intelligence, prediction modeling
(24:16) AI in preanalytics – demand management for clinical tests
(26:43) Barriers for AI implementation: individual level healthcare workers and patients
(32:00) Automation in preanalytics
(32:32) Blood collection robots at the St. Antonius Hospital
(39:39) Future outlook: disruptive digital and automated solutions in preanalytics: sensors, non-invasive testing and lifestyle preventive medicine
https://www.gbo.com/en-int/podcast-blog/blog/article/digital-solutions-ai-and-robotics-in-preanalytics
https://www.gbo.com//fileadmin/media/GBO-International/02_Downloads_Preanalytics/SALES_Brochures/English/980181_VACUETTE_Transport_Line_Brochure_en_rev05_0721_web.pdf
Tracie Healthcare Solutions
https://www.tracie-health.com/en/
https://www.antoniusziekenhuis.nl/
https://www.iso.org/standard/76677.html
https://www.gbo.com/en-int/podcast-blog/blog/article/digital-solutions-ai-and-robotics-in-preanalytics#c56982