What You Should Know:
– Emory Healthcare partners with Andor Health to implement virtual patient observer technology to enhance safety interventions and reduce fall risks in hospitalized patients.
– Emory Healthcare plans to pilot the virtual sitter technology at two of its hospitals, allowing for remote monitoring of at-risk patients in medical and surgical floors as well as the emergency department.
AI-Powered Virtual Inpatient Monitoring
Andor Health’s ThinkAndor® leverages generative AI to detect safety risks such as falls, self-harm, and elopement by utilizing data from various systems, including ambient listening and real-time visualization. The technology aims to alleviate staffing shortages by enabling AI-based patient observation, allowing team members to focus on direct patient care responsibilities. Andor Health’s virtual observers work with registered nurses in a control center, providing 24/7 monitoring services, including voice-activated communication with patients and real-time alerts to on-site Emory Healthcare staff for immediate intervention.
In addition, Emory Healthcare plans to invest in Andor Health’s virtual patient observer technology for 32 inpatient rooms in the first year and an additional 50 rooms in the second year to expand its inpatient monitoring capabilities.
“Andor Health’s virtual patient observer/virtual sitter technology expands our virtual health initiatives across Emory Healthcare, while reducing the burden of nurses and other team members,” says Jason Atkins, RN, vice president and chief clinical informatics officer for Emory Digital, a part of Emory Healthcare. “Currently, Emory nursing assistants, nurse technicians or other team members serve as patient sitters for some of our hospitalized patients.”
