Cincinnati-based TriHealth joined other investors in providing a total of $17 million to Augmedix Inc., a startup that provides Google Glass computerized eyewear to help doctors review patient records and chart examinations.
Doctors working in urgent care at Palo Alto Medical Foundation are using technology from a San Francisco startup with Google Glass to cut back on time spent record keeping and focus more on patients.
The U.S. healthcare market is in the midst of unprecedented changes. Augmedix is amongst a list of companies streamlining the financial or data aspects of healthcare by developing systems and solutions that can bridge the gaps among organizations.
The U.S. healthcare market is in the midst of unprecedented changes. Augmedix is amongst a list of companies streamlining the financial or data aspects of healthcare by developing systems and solutions that can bridge the gaps among organizations.
Doctors at CHI Health Center are using Augmedix and Google Glass to aid them in giving their patients care. CHI Health said it plans to add 10 more doctors into Augmedix every three months.
... We had an ongoing pilot program using Google glass for physicians to wear in the exam room. The glass were successful in a small pilot program, so we are spreading it (to other hospitals).
I would never go back, said Laster, a physician in Charlotte. In terms of dictating on the computer, it saves me easily an hour and a half every day. And it frees me up to go in the room, sit down and look the patient in the eye.
Google Glass might just be making a comeback within the healthcare industry. With the help of Augmedix, a San Francisco-based smart glass-powered service, physicians are using the technology to increase productivity and improve patient communication.
At the Palo Alto Medical Foundation for Health Care, Research and Education, 10 internal medicine doctors have been testing Augmedix for the past nine months. After a resounding success of the pilot, PAMF plans to expand to many more doctors.
Augmedix allows Dr. Laurie Rothman to put the computer aside and actually look at her patients while speaking with them, which in her words, is "a breath of fresh air."
Augmedix CEO Ian Shakil confirms his continued access to the Google Glass Team amidst changes in management of the Glass program. A new version of the eyewear is currently being lead by Tony Fadell.
Consumers may have passed on Google Glass, but the medical community is embracing the technology to meet federal mandates without compromising patient satisfaction. Augmedix has helped Dr. David Meyer transition to electronic record keeping.
Google Glass may no longer available to consumers, but it has found tremendous traction within enterprise. Using Glass, Augmedix has allowed 15 doctors at ABQ Health Partners in Albuquerque to save about three hours per day.
Pelu Tran, Augmedix Cofounder and President, says that major positive disruption in healthcare is coming, due to the recent influx of capital, young talent, and new ideas that have borne companies like Augmedix.
As the Internet of Things takes hold, advances in wearable technologies has enabled Augmedix to take advantage of hands-free operation and real-time data transmission in the name of saving doctors time and providing better patient care.
Augmedix has allowed providers at ABQ Health Partners to improve patient-doctor interactions by leveraging Google Glass technology. The pilot program, involving five different providers, is in line with ABQ's continued move toward value-based care.
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