Softek Illuminate introduces Discovery360, an innovative solution that streamlines actionable incidental findings (AIF) management, shifting responsibility from radiology to the entire healthcare ecosystem. Ensuring all AIFs are acted upon, enhances radiologist productivity, eliminates follow-up concerns, and improves patient care quality. Demonstrating at RSNA, they also present workflow-conscious AI capabilities for productivity, disease management, and document processing. With skilled nurse navigators and an enterprise IT approach, it addresses AIF challenges and enhances overall healthcare efficiency. Softek Illuminate’s mission is to drive positive change in healthcare management for better patient outcomes.
Softek Illuminate, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise follow-up management and discovery software, has introduced an innovative solution that aims to revolutionize the way actionable incidental findings (AIFs) are managed within the healthcare system. Their Discovery360 services are set to shift the responsibility of AIF follow-up away from radiology, allowing the entire healthcare ecosystem to efficiently participate in patient care management.
This groundbreaking approach is poised to bring about significant enhancements in radiologist productivity by ensuring that the broader care team is well-informed about all AIFs, regardless of whether they include explicit follow-up recommendations. The core principle behind Discovery360 is to provide radiology with the assurance that every AIF reported is not only seen but also acted upon promptly, ultimately leading to improved patient care.
One of the primary advantages of Discovery360 is its ability to serve as a unified enterprise IT follow-up solution. This solution effectively mitigates the challenges related to departmental staffing, making it easier to identify, track, and manage patients with AIFs across various care settings, including the emergency department, inpatient facilities, and outpatient clinics. By extending the reach of patient care, it opens up opportunities to save more lives.
Dr. Mark Perry, a radiologist at the University of Kansas Medical Center, emphasizes the significance of addressing follow-up concerns within the radiology domain. He notes, “Radiologists are innately concerned with whether their patients are appropriately followed up upon, as the radiology contribution to care quality is often measured. Software and services like Discovery 360 can save radiology a significant amount of time and energy by standardizing follow-up workflows while ensuring the quality of patient care is improved.”
Softek Illuminate’s suite of applications, including PatientView enterprise search, will be showcased at the upcoming Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Booth #7707 – North Hall. This event offers an opportunity to experience firsthand how Illuminate’s technology can reshape healthcare management.
Moreover, Illuminate will be introducing workflow-conscious AI capabilities at RSNA. These advanced capabilities are set to empower healthcare organizations in several ways, including:
1. Improving Organizational Productivity: Workflow Conscious AI can streamline and enhance the overall productivity of healthcare institutions, reducing operational bottlenecks and improving patient care.
2. Capacity to Manage Disease-Specific Initiatives: The platform enables the efficient management of initiatives related to specific diseases, ensuring that patients with conditions requiring specialized attention receive the care they need.
3. Applying Intelligence to Various Document Types: This AI technology goes beyond clinical reports and can process a wide range of document types, making it versatile in its applications within the healthcare sector.
The heart of the Discovery360 Platform lies in its integration of skilled Illuminate nurse navigators, who possess expertise in patient follow-up workflows. This integration simplifies the process of tracking and managing all patients with actionable incidental findings, irrespective of whether explicit follow-up recommendations are present.
With Discovery360, you can:
– Eliminate Radiologist Concerns: Radiologists can rest assured that patients are receiving the necessary follow-up care, relieving them of the anxiety surrounding follow-up adherence.
– Improve Follow-Up Compliance and Efficiency: This platform streamlines follow-up processes, making them more efficient and ultimately resulting in improved patient care.
– Ensure Patients Are Not “Lost to Follow-Up”: The system is designed to prevent patients from falling through the cracks in the follow-up process, ensuring that everyone gets the care they require.
– Enhance the Quality of Care: By standardizing and improving the follow-up process, the quality of patient care is significantly enhanced, leading to better outcomes.
Seth Rupp, CEO of Softek Illuminate, Inc., emphasizes the importance of a comprehensive solution for addressing the issue of AIF follow-up. He states, “We understand that radiologists are at the forefront of understanding the problem of ensuring patients with actionable incidental findings receive the timely follow-up care they need. However, we also understand that fully solving this problem requires an enterprise IT solution that makes it easy for the broader healthcare organization to do so.”
Finally, Softek Illuminate’s Discovery360 services represent a game-changing approach to managing actionable incidental findings within the healthcare system. By shifting the responsibility away from radiology and implementing a unified enterprise IT follow-up solution, this innovation not only enhances radiologist productivity but also improves the quality of patient care and ensures that no patient is “lost to follow-up.” With the integration of skilled nurse navigators and workflow-conscious AI capabilities, this platform promises to bring efficiency and intelligence to healthcare management while empowering the broader healthcare organization to address the challenges associated with AIFs effectively. Illuminate’s commitment to revolutionizing healthcare management is set to make a significant impact on the industry, ultimately leading to improved patient outcomes and a more efficient healthcare ecosystem.
