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Tele-Critical Care
Tele-Critical Care

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Product Description:

Critical care units often face significant bottlenecks, with patients experiencing long waits for limited ICU beds. Studies indicate that nearly half of the patients admitted to ICUs could be adequately managed in less intensive settings. These delays not only increase morbidity and mortality rates but also escalate healthcare costs. Equum Medical’s Tele-Critical Care Services provide an innovative solution to these challenges by offering comprehensive, remote critical care coverage.

Our services include both episodic and round-the-clock ICU coverage through telehealth consultations and management. By leveraging advanced telehealth technology, we help standardize workflows and protocols, guiding house staff and hospitalists through critical procedures. This approach ensures consistency in care delivery, improving patient outcomes and operational efficiency.

Equum Medical’s Tele-Critical Care Services extend beyond the ICU, enhancing critical care support in the emergency department (ED) as well. This ensures that high-acuity patients receive the appropriate level of care from the moment they arrive, significantly reducing adverse events and shortening lengths of stay. By integrating our services, hospitals can optimize patient flow, minimize ICU overcrowding, and enhance overall patient safety and satisfaction.

Our tele-critical care model allows healthcare providers to manage high-acuity patients more effectively, ensuring timely interventions and reducing the strain on ICU resources. By providing expert critical care support remotely, Equum Medical helps hospitals deliver high-quality care to patients, regardless of their location. This innovative approach not only addresses current critical care challenges but also sets the stage for a more resilient and efficient healthcare system.

About Equum Medical:

Equum Medical is a leader in the telehealth industry, dedicated to transforming healthcare delivery with innovative, technology-enabled solutions. Founded by experienced physicians and healthcare professionals, Equum Medical is a trusted partner for hospitals and healthcare systems aiming to enhance patient care, improve operational efficiency, and address workforce challenges. Our mission is to provide high-quality, accessible healthcare services, particularly in rural and underserved communities, through a comprehensive suite of telehealth solutions.

Equum Medical offers a wide range of telehealth services designed to meet the diverse needs of healthcare providers and patients. Our services include, Virtual Nursing, Tele-ICU, Virtual Sitter, Telemetry, Multi-Specialty Telehealth and High-Acuity Care.

Our Unique Proposition centers on our physician-founded and operated approach, ensuring services are designed with a deep understanding of clinical workflows and patient care needs. With over 200 years of combined telehealth experience among our leadership team, we offer unparalleled expertise to our clients.

Equum Medical is committed to addressing healthcare workforce shortages and enhancing care delivery through strategic telehealth solutions, making high-quality healthcare accessible to all.

Product Description:

Through its comprehensive integration of diverse data sources - including EHR, RPM and patient-generated insights - the Medical Brain has a complete understanding of the patient’s medical history and knowledge of the current situation in real-time. With this complete, whole-person understanding, the Medical Brain proactively identifies emerging health risks, care gaps, delays, and errors. 

The Medical Brain is being used by provider groups, health systems, ACOs to help providers manage patients on their behalf so they can succeed with value-based care. Brain contacts providers and orchestrates care. This patient-first, real-time approach helps patients control chronic disease, reduce hospital days, while increasing provider productivity by 92% by eliminating patient communication and follow-up tasks from provider and office staff.  

The Medical Brain is being used by provider groups, health systems, ACOs to help providers manage patients on their behalf so they can succeed with value-based care.

About healthPrecision / Medical Brain:

Medical Brain is an AI-powered clinical assistant designed to enhance healthcare for both patients and providers. For patients, it offers personalized care by monitoring vital signs, providing health insights, and simplifying the management of appointments, medications, and follow-ups. This ensures proactive care and empowers patients to make informed health decisions. For providers, Medical Brain delivers real-time, data-driven insights to support accurate clinical decisions, streamlines communication within care teams, and automates administrative tasks, allowing more time for direct patient care and improving overall healthcare efficiency.

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Medical Brain possesses a sophisticated level of contextual understanding, built on a complete set of patient data from a variety of sources including both free text and structured notes from health system and provider EMRs, as well as feeds from clinical systems and RPM devices. In addition, the Medical Brain communicates with patients proactively and on-demand, capturing information about their current situation and conducts a clinical interview to capture the complete, holistic picture. With this multilateration approach, the Medical Brain understands the patient’s medical situation contextually and provides personalized, high precision clinical decisions in real-time.

Medical Brain seamlessly integrates with Electronic Health Records (EHR), including hospital and provider-based systems, as well as specialty systems and digital devices such as RPM. This integration streamlines data acquisition and analysis, and provider workflow, allowing for the efficient, timely and accurate use of historical and real-time patient data. With complete knowledge of the patient’s health condition, the Medical Brain delivers high-precision clinical insights to patients and providers for timely corrective action. Provider workflow is streamlined and interactions are recorded in the EHR and accessible to healthcare providers, thereby improving continuity of care.

Medical Brain rigorously protects patient privacy and adheres to HIPAA and other regulatory standards. It employs state-of-the-art encryption for data storage and transfer, conducts systematic security audits, and enforces strict access controls, ensuring that only authorized individuals have access to sensitive patient information.

Medical Brain engages users through naturalistic interactions, using advanced natural language processing technologies to understand and generate responses that mimic human conversation. This approach helps put patients at ease, simulating an interaction with a healthcare professional and improving overall user satisfaction and engagement.

Medical Brain is designed to handle a large volume of patients and growing volume of interactions to address large-scale population requirements. It supports scalability through robust cloud infrastructure and efficient data management, capable of maintaining high performance levels even as the number of users and the volume of data expand across various regions and healthcare settings. Our team of dedicated clinical professionals have streamlined implementation to enable rapid deployments which scale easily for providers and health systems.

Medical Brain keeps pace with the rapid advances in clinical care and in AI and healthcare technology. As new use cases are required, the Medical Brain team develops new clinical modules with evidence-based protocols and updates the clinical repository with the latest updates, including provider inputs, research, and evolving healthcare practices. This adaptability ensures that Medical Brain remains at the cutting edge of technology, capable of offering the most current and effective solutions in healthcare AI.

With bidirectional communication, Medical Brain facilitates synchronous and asynchronous interactions between patients and care teams 24/7. Patients can receive immediate support through the platform, whether it’s via messaging, video, or audio calls. This capability ensures continuous access to care, helping patients manage their health proactively, with the care team receiving notifications about any significant health changes.

Medical Brain provides extensive operational support for both patients and care teams. This includes logistics management, staff training, patient onboarding, and ongoing technical support. The platform aims to enhance clinician experiences by reducing friction in workflows, preventing burnout, and ensuring patients are supported throughout their care journey. Medical Brain’s comprehensive approach not only improves patient outcomes but also simplifies care delivery for providers, making it an invaluable tool in modern healthcare settings.

Medical Brain enables individuals to share real-time biometric and health data with their care teams from outside the hospital or clinic. This is done through digital technologies, such as wearables and mobile devices, that continuously monitor health metrics (e.g., heart rate, blood pressure, glucose levels). The platform allows care teams to monitor patient data remotely and adjust care as needed, empowering proactive and continuous care beyond in-person visits.

Medical Brain uses advanced analytics to identify patients at risk of worsening conditions or potential hospitalization. By analyzing incoming patient data in real-time, the platform recognizes patterns indicative of deteriorating health, flagging patients for timely intervention. This predictive capability supports early detection of issues, reducing the likelihood of critical events like emergency room visits or hospitalizations.

Use Cases

Description:

Critical care units often face significant challenges in managing patient flow and ensuring timely access to specialized care. Limited ICU bed availability and a shortage of intensivists contribute to higher morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Equum Medical's Tele-Critical Care services, including eICU and Tele-ICU, provide innovative solutions to these challenges by leveraging telehealth technology to extend critical care expertise to patients regardless of their physical location.

eICU and Tele-ICU Services:

Equum Medical's eICU and Tele-ICU services offer continuous remote monitoring and management of ICU patients by board-certified intensivists and critical care nurses. These services enable real-time patient monitoring, expert consultations, and collaborative care, enhancing the capacity of ICU units and improving patient outcomes.

Use Case 1: Managing ICU Bed Shortages

A community hospital with a limited number of ICU beds often struggles to accommodate high-acuity patients, leading to long wait times and increased patient transfers. By implementing Equum Medical's Tele-ICU services, the hospital can provide remote intensivist coverage for patients awaiting ICU beds. This service ensures that patients receive critical care interventions promptly, reducing the risk of adverse events and optimizing the use of available resources. Remote intensivists can guide on-site staff through complex procedures, manage patient care plans, and make timely decisions to improve patient outcomes.

Use Case 2: Enhancing Care in Rural Hospitals

A rural hospital with no full-time intensivist faces challenges in providing high-quality critical care. Equum Medical's eICU services enable the hospital to offer expert critical care support remotely. Intensivists monitor patients' vital signs, review medical records, and collaborate with the on-site team to manage critical cases effectively. This service enhances the hospital's ability to provide comprehensive care, reducing the need for patient transfers to larger facilities and ensuring that patients receive timely, specialized care close to home.

Use Case 3: Supporting Surge Capacity During Pandemics

During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals experienced unprecedented surges in critically ill patients, overwhelming ICU capacities. Equum Medical's Tele-ICU services provided essential support by extending the reach of intensivists to multiple hospitals simultaneously. This service allowed hospitals to manage higher patient volumes, ensuring that all patients received appropriate critical care without compromising quality. Tele-ICU services facilitated efficient resource allocation, reducing clinician burnout and improving overall patient outcomes during the crisis.

Use Case 4: Integrating Multidisciplinary Care Teams

A tertiary care hospital seeks to enhance its ICU services by integrating a multidisciplinary approach to patient care. Equum Medical's eICU platform enables seamless collaboration between remote intensivists, on-site specialists, and nursing staff. This integrated approach ensures that patients benefit from a comprehensive care plan that addresses all aspects of their condition. The eICU platform supports real-time data sharing and communication, facilitating informed decision-making and improving patient care coordination.

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Pediatric use cases:

None provided

Users:

Physician

Intensivisit

Critical Care

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Hospitals

Health Systems

Description:

The Medical Brain’s Patient-Centric Clinical Decision Support combined with Real-Time Care Orchestration identifies risks in real-time and guides immediate corrective action for best outcomes.

1. The Medical Brain® Diabetes module offers evidence-based guidance for the full spectrum of diabetes and related conditions, focused on establishing and maintaining excellent diabetic control with medical management and lifestyle modifications. The Medical Brain is in constant contact with diabetic patients helping them to manage the minute-to-minute intricacies of their condition aiming for their target HgbA1c goals. Diabetes is a condition with multiple co-morbidities and the Medical Brain uses evidence-based guidelines to manage those co-morbidities together to get the best outcomes. As an example, Hypertension can cause blood sugars to rise and both conditions need to be controlled together. As a result, the Medical Brain controls hard to control diabetics with real-time information including well-coordinated trend data for decision-making.  

2. The Medical Brain’s Renal Care Module spans conditions ranging from mild to end-stage renal failure and provide evidence-based guidance on renal specific conditions as well as the related co-morbidities such as diabetes and hypertension. This multi-lateral patient view allows the Medical Brain to guide guides physicians and their patients to maintain an optimal clinical steady state and minimize renal failure progression while driving the best outcomes in cost and quality performance.

3. Medical Brain’s health failure module covers the full spectrum of heart failure conditions from pre-clinical (asymptomatic, Stage B HF) through Stage D heart failures. The module includes evidence-based guidelines and best practices, so patients, cardiologists, and PCPs stay aligned with the goal of maintaining the most stable clinical state. Medical Brain detects risks and facilitates the right intervention by the right provider when adjustments in care are needed.

4. The Hypertension module helps patients gain and maintain control over hypertension with this clinical module incorporating best practices from leading medical experts. The Hypertension Module also includes coordination with other related chronic conditions and delivers trend analyses to patients and providers to manage hypertension 24/7. Medical Brain® directly connects patients and providers for effective care without gaps, miscommunications, or delays.

5. The Medical Brain covers the full spectrum of cardiac arrhythmias, including premature atrial contractions, supraventricular tachycardia or paroxysmal SVT, sick sinus syndrome, atrial fibrillation, and others. The Medical Brain includes evidence-based guidelines and best practices for treating arrhythmias and facilitates the right intervention by providers to achieve a well-controlled, appropriately monitored, and effectively managed clinical situation.

6. This module covers the full spectrum of valvular heart diseases, including aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation. The Medical Brain® Valvular Disease Module includes evidence-based guidelines and best practices for treating valvular heart disease and related conditions. With coordinated, proactive care, patients can experience a better quality of life without incurring unnecessary spending. 

7. Hyperlipidemia is an important module because it influences many chronic conditions. The Medical Brain guides providers and patients in achieving the optimal lipid profile through lifestyle modifications and appropriate medications. This module includes the full spectrum of hyperlipidemia and related conditions to facilitate medical management and drive better outcomes.  

8. The Orthopedics module addresses a range of both surgical and medical orthopedic conditions. The Module is tailored to evidence-based practices for pre-op patient management including chronic conditions, through the post-op recovery phase including return to functionality and prevention of infections. The Module includes best practices and guidelines from leading Orthopedics organizations.  

9. The Obstetrics module includes evidence-based guidelines and best practices that cover a range of normal through high-risk pregnancies with a focus on assuring accuracy and reducing risk and error to improve patient safety in OB. Clinical guidelines are applied throughout the OB continuum including prenatal, intrapartum and the postpartum periods.  

The OB module and the AI clinical decision support system is tailored to reduce adverse events and prevent OB risk and systems related gaps and delays in care which place women at risk.  

10. The Medical Brain includes evidence-based guidelines, best practices, and protocols for COPD, ranging across the full spectrum of severity. Complex pulmonary conditions such as COPD, exist with co-morbidities including hypertension, cardiac disease and diabetes, and the COPD module coordinates across the full spectrum.

11. This module covers the full spectrum of infectious diseases across outpatient and inpatient settings, including from sepsis and septic shock. This module applies to patients with emerging infectious such as post-surgical signs of infection all the way through septic shock.  

12. The radiology module covers evidence-based guidelines and best practices for selecting the appropriate imaging and radiology studies for each specific case. With Medical Brain, providers can optimize utilization based on the current appropriate use criteria and drive the best outcomes in cost and quality performance through real-time precision.

13. The Medical Brain offers evidence-based guidelines and best practices in lifestyle modifications for multiple conditions and diseases, assisting each person in maintaining the best preventive measures to avoid diseases and disease exacerbations while maximizing their quality of life. This is particularly important for chronic disease management which is influenced by medical as well as social conditions and determinants.  

Pediatric use cases:

None provided

Users:

Diabetes Patients 

Renal Patients 

Heart Failure Patients 

Hypertension Patients 

Arrhythmia Patients 

Valvular Heart Disease Patients 

Hyperlipidemia Patients 

Orthopedic Patients 

Obstetric Patients 

COPD Patients 

Infectious Disease Patients 

Radiology Patients 

Lifestyle Modification Patients 

EHR Integrations

Integrations:

Acute care EMR

EMR Integration & Relevant Hardware:

Not applicable

EMRs Supported:

Epic, Cerner, Meditech, Allscripts, NextGen, athena, GE, eClinicalWorks, McKesson, Other, Allscripts/Eclipsys, Athenahealth, Azalea Health/Prognosis, CPSI, Evident, Healthland, MEDHOST, MedWorx, QuadraMed, Self-developed, Would prefer not to disclose, Point Click Care

Hardware Compatibility:

Desktop, Mobile / Tablet (web optimized), Mobile / Tablet (native app), Other

Integrations:

Acute care EMR, Ambulatory EMR, Ancillary EMR, ERP system, Patient portal, Pop health platform, Home health, Behavioral health, Community based organizations, ADT, Access +/or revenue cycle, Credentialing, Website / public online sources, Other

EMR Integration & Relevant Hardware:

Required

EMRs Supported:

Epic, Cerner, Meditech, Allscripts, NextGen, athena, GE, eClinicalWorks, McKesson, Other, Allscripts/Eclipsys, Athenahealth, Azalea Health/Prognosis, CPSI, Evident, Healthland, MEDHOST, MedWorx, QuadraMed, Self-developed, Would prefer not to disclose, Point Click Care

Hardware Compatibility:

Desktop, Mobile / Tablet (web optimized), Mobile / Tablet (native app), Other

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Differentiators

Differentiators vs EHR Functionality:

Equum Medical Intensivists leverage a systems existing EMR Infrastructure

Differentiators vs Competitors:

1. Physician-Led and Operated

Equum Medical is founded and operated by physicians, which ensures that their telehealth solutions are designed with a deep understanding of clinical workflows and patient care needs. This physician-led approach enhances the relevance and efficacy of their services.

2. Comprehensive Suite of Services

Equum Medical offers a broad portfolio of telehealth services that cover the entire acute care continuum, including:

  • Tele-ICU: Provides critical care support with board-certified intensivists and critical care nurses, ensuring real-time patient monitoring and expert consultations.
  • Virtual Nursing: Offers round-the-clock nursing support, assisting with patient assessments, medication administration, and care coordination.
  • Virtual Sitter: Enhances patient safety by providing continuous remote monitoring to prevent falls and other safety concerns.
  • Telemetry: Enables remote cardiac monitoring for early detection and management of cardiac events.
  • Multi-Specialty Telehealth: Provides access to specialists in various fields, such as cardiology, nephrology, neurology, and more.

3. Focus on Rural and Underserved Communities

Equum Medical has a strong commitment to improving healthcare access in rural and underserved areas. Their telehealth services are tailored to address the unique challenges faced by these communities, ensuring that patients receive high-quality care without the need for extensive travel.

4. Proven Outcomes and Customer Testimonials

Equum Medical's services have demonstrated significant improvements in patient outcomes and operational efficiency. Their partnerships with hospitals have led to enhanced patient care, reduced wait times, and improved satisfaction among both patients and healthcare providers. Testimonials from rural hospital executives highlight the impact of Equum Medical's services.

5. Universal Technology Approach

Equum Medical employs a tech-agnostic model that supports health system technology adoption without the need for significant infrastructure investments. This flexible approach allows them to integrate seamlessly with existing hospital systems, making it easier for healthcare providers to adopt and scale their telehealth services.

6. High-Acuity Care Expertise

Equum Medical specializes in managing high-acuity patients, providing expert care through telehealth for complex conditions. Their high-acuity care services ensure that even the most challenging cases receive the attention and expertise they require, which is particularly valuable for hospitals with limited access to specialized care providers.

7. Strong Partnerships and Recognitions

Equum Medical is recognized as a Gold Member of the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) and has been designated as the exclusive HIT Coalition partner by the NRHA and is a member of the American Telemedicine Association. These partnerships underscore their commitment to advancing healthcare and their credibility in the telehealth market.

8. Innovative Care Models

Equum Medical’s unique care delivery models, like ProviderPOD™, are designed to be scalable and adaptable, allowing healthcare providers to expand their services efficiently. These models optimize patient flow, reduce clinician burnout, and improve overall care delivery.

9. Dedicated Support for Workforce Challenges

Equum Medical addresses the ongoing challenge of healthcare workforce shortages by providing integrated virtual resources that enhance recruitment and retention. Their telehealth solutions offer a more modern, flexible work environment, helping to reduce burnout and stabilize the workforce.

By leveraging these differentiators, Equum Medical stands out as a leader in the telehealth industry, offering comprehensive, innovative, and flexible solutions that meet the diverse needs of healthcare providers and patients, particularly in rural and underserved areas.

Differentiators vs EHR Functionality:

The Medical Brain, an AI-powered digital clinical assistant, offers significant enhancements over a typical Electronic Health Record (EHR) system found in provider offices. Unlike traditional EHRs, which primarily serve as structured data repositories with limited capabilities for interpreting free-text entries, the Medical Brain seamlessly integrates and interprets both structured and unstructured data from various sources. This capability ensures a comprehensive view of a patient's health that is dynamically updated through interactions with patients and providers in natural language. Furthermore, the Medical Brain's advanced decision support algorithms provide recommendations with 98% accuracy, based on a holistic analysis of patient data, thereby facilitating more informed clinical decisions. By layering on top of existing EHR systems, the Medical Brain not only enhances data utility and clinical workflow but also actively contributes to the medical records it accesses, reducing the likelihood of errors and omissions and greatly improving the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare delivery.

Differentiators vs Competitors:

The Medical Brain differentiates itself from competitors in the digital healthcare space by offering a comprehensive, all-in-one solution that integrates care coordination, EHR interoperability, symptom analysis, and RPM. While competitors may offer one or a few of these features, Medical Brain excels by incorporating all these functionalities into a single platform, enhancing both provider efficiency and patient outcomes. Its capability to engage in dialogues with both providers and patients sets it apart, making it a truly holistic approach to patient care. This dual communication capability allows Medical Brain to gather and utilize a wider range of patient data, leading to highly accurate health assessments and personalized care plans.

Moreover, Medical Brain significantly reduces the administrative burden on healthcare providers, having reduced follow-up administrative tasks by 92%, thereby allowing providers more time to focus on direct patient care. The system’s decision-making support boasts a 98% accuracy rate, which is notably superior to that of any competitor. This high level of precision and efficiency in Medical Brain’s operations not only streamlines workflows but also ensures that clinical decisions are both timely and reliable. By serving as a platform that effectively communicates with and benefits both providers and patients, Medical Brain goes beyond traditional digital assistants and positions itself as a crucial component in modern healthcare ecosystems, driving improvements in healthcare delivery and patient satisfaction.

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