5 Big Ideas in 7 Minutes

DocSpera: Collaborative Care from Anywhere

Samuel Ethiopia, COO

Complex Traumatic Knee

• Complex revision case

• Unknown manufacturer of the

screw

• Implications related to:• Removal of the screw

• Outcome and recovery

• Other impact

Surgical care & invasive procedures

are amongst the highest components of

healthcare spend

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

…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

Challenge: Fragmented & Siloed

Infrastructure

• Siloed EMR

• Fragmented Workflow Solutions &

Apps

Idea 1: A Single Layer Platform Connecting Different Organizations

Practice

or

Institution

Hospitals

Surgery

Centers

Med-Tech

Representativ

es

Physical

Therapy and

Rehab

Centers

Other

Physicians

at Other

Practices

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

Challenge: Limited Opportunity to Exchange

Evidence Based Insights

• Alternatives: annual meetings and

journals

• No real-time based collaboration

outside institution

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

Example: ResearchGate is Proving the Value of Scientific

Collaboration

Lesson Learned:

• Accelerating discovery of other scientific research

• Reduction of redundancy or bad outcomes

Challenge: Lack of Transparency on New Med-

Device Benefit & Quality

• Disadvantage for smaller hospitals

& surgery centers

Idea 3: Partner with Leading Institution to Exchange Benefits and

Outcome

InputShare outcome

• Data on outcomes and benefits on new

medical devices

• Reduce cost and improve outcome

Example: Partner to Source Insights and Opinions

Lesson Learned:

• Technology can make it easy to aggregate valuable benefit

information on new devices

Challenge: Limited Access to Specialized Support

• Example:15 new medical devices for

spine launched last month

Idea 4: Demand Access 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

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

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

Idea 5: Identify Technology that are Based on Clinical Workflow

Not Just Tasks

• Mobile devices that address end-to-endworkflow for surgeon

• Align easy to use technology to augment

to an efficient workflow Mobile

Workflow based

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

Thank You

https://docspera.com

Secure Collaboration from

Anywhere

hello@docspera.com

Samuel Ethiopia, COO