CLAYMONT, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Vital, a leading artificial intelligence (AI)-driven digital health company, announced today that it has introduced the industry’s first AI-Powered Video Education feature, designed to auto-prescribe precise education to patients in the emergency department (ED) and inpatient settings. Building on the company’s successful relationships with over 100 hospitals and 31 health systems, the tool is now available to all existing Vital ERAdvisor and CareAdvisor customers, as well as to new health system partners. Seven hospitals already use the feature to deliver personalized education resources to thousands of patients.

Patient education is an imperative component of any ED visit or inpatient stay. Until now, most hospitals and health systems have relied solely on care teams to provide verbal or paper-based education on-site to dozens or even hundreds of patients per day. With Vital’s new AI-Powered Video Education feature, patients can now automatically receive educational videos curated to their specific condition or medical procedure which adapt to real-time changes in their care throughout their stay. Unlike other solutions, Vital’s technology leverages highly sophisticated algorithms to auto-prescribe the most relevant and comprehensive content for each patient, including prioritizing the educational resources based on urgency and their ability to improve health outcomes. To do so, the feature uses AI to read free-form doctors’ and nurses’ notes, along with more structured orders and procedural codes.

“With the introduction of our AI-Powered Video Education feature, we are tackling some of health care’s most pressing patient engagement challenges head-on,” said Aaron Patzer, co-founder and CEO at Vital. “It’s well known that patient education increases adherence to care plans resulting in fewer readmissions. However, education delivery methods historically have been variable and inconsistent at best. With this new offering, patients and caregivers receive a personalized prescription of highly relevant video-based education content automatically, akin to how YouTube or Spotify delivers user-tailored content. This gives nurses and other clinicians critical time back in their day to practice at the top of their license.”

Purpose-Built to Revolutionize the Hospital Experience for Patients, Caregivers, and Providers

Today, Vital’s AI-Powered Video Education tool features an extensive library of more than 2,000 educational videos covering all the major medical specialties describing patient conditions and procedures. Using data from the hospital’s electronic health records (EHR) system, selections from this library are delivered to each patient based on their unique needs. Patients can now receive educational resources that auto-adapt to their particular condition(s) or medical procedure(s) straight to their smart device, thereby reducing the barriers found in many patient portals. The format is both video and text-based so that patients can engage with the content in the way that suits their learning needs best. By sending video content straight to a patient’s phone by text invite with no download required, nurses save time manually prescribing video content, providing direct education, or directing patients to a patient portal.

“Health care staffing shortages remain a critical issue for hospitals and health systems and can substantially impact both patient experience and health outcomes,” said Stephanie Frisch, Ph.D., MSN, RN, CEN, Director of Nursing at Vital. “With the launch of Vital’s AI-Powered Video Education feature, we are empowering clinical teams through next-generation patient engagement tools designed not only to elevate a patient’s understanding of their health but also to eliminate resource-intensive tasks that can contribute to clinician burnout and distract from the actual delivery of care.”

About Vital

Vital is a modern software for hospitals that makes it easier to communicate with and engage patients in their care. Using artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP), Vital educates and empowers patients during their emergency department and inpatient visit. Patients can better understand progress towards discharge, request service and comfort items, set goals, view labs, share health status with family, and more. Vital solutions are designed to be easy to use and consumer-focused – all accessible via a patient’s mobile phone and available with no download or password required. Vital improves patient satisfaction, keeps patients in-network, and generates additional revenue for health systems.

Founded by Mint.com creator Aaron Patzer (@apatzer) and Emergency Physician Dr. Justin Schrager, Vital is HIPAA-compliant and a cloud-based software that sits on top of any existing electronic health record system (EHR): Epic, Cerner, Meditech, and more. For more information, please visit vitaler.com or follow us on Twitter (@Vital_EHR) and LinkedIn.

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Jessy Green
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vital@svmpr.com

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Swift Medical, a digital health technology company focused on improving clinical and economic outcomes in wound care, today announced a strategic partnership with Corstrata, a leader in virtual wound care delivery, to enhance and expand access to high-quality wound care. Joint customers will now be able to leverage Corstrata’s team of certified Wound, Ostomy, Continence (WOC) nurses as well as Swift’s leading, AI-powered wound care platform, which offers superior wound imaging, documentation, collaboration, and decision support tools.

Today, Corstrata supports bedside providers in all 50 states with virtual access to certified Wound and Ostomy specialists to provide evidence-based treatment recommendations. Its technology-enabled care solutions support providers in the management of patients with complex wounds, resulting in improved clinical and financial outcomes, including a 30% reduction in wound healing time, up to a 40% savings in supply costs, and as much as a 50% reduction in skilled nurse visit utilization or clinical staff time in the care of patients with wounds.

“As the clinical and financial burden of wounds continues to grow, more care providers and payers are turning to virtual wound care services to gain access to the proper resources and technology to improve healing times and reduce the risk of costly complications that often arise with wounds,” said Katherine Piette, Corstrata’s Founder, and CEO. “Now, no matter where patients live in the U.S., they can receive high-quality care enabled by our team of virtual wound care specialists using the latest wound care technology. This is especially important in the current home health and hospice populations as well as emerging at-home, value-based models.”

The Swift Skin & Wound mobile application enables effortless image capture at the point of care, which empowers remote consultations, at-risk patient monitoring, proactive decision-making and improved clinical decisions. Swift’s technology has been clinically proven to support care teams in accelerating wound healing by 37% and reducing hospitalizations by 14%.

“Like Corstrata, our solution has been proven to enhance wound care delivered in all care settings for all types of patients and wounds,” said Brian Litten, CEO of Swift Medical. “By combining Corstrata’s deep clinical expertise and team of certified wound nurses with Swift’s state-of-the-art technology, we will undoubtedly improve care outcomes for patients most in need while propelling a new standard of wound care.”

About Swift Medical

Swift Medical is the global leader in digital wound care. We are headquartered in Toronto, with operations expanding across the U.S. and Canada. Our mission is to make empathy-driven wound care ubiquitous through AI-powered diagnostic technology. We are the trusted wound technology partner of more than 4,000 healthcare facilities in North America across the continuum of care. Our solutions empower healthcare providers to deliver standardized, accessible, and equitable wound care for every patient – with advanced, high-precision imaging, compliant documentation, clinical analytics, and remote care. To learn more about Swift Medical, visit us at www.swiftmedical.com.

About Corstrata

Corstrata is a virtual care solution that utilizes technology to provide access to scarce certified wound and ostomy nurses at the patient’s bedside in post-acute provider settings, including home health, hospice, skilled nursing facilities, and emerging hospital-at-home providers. Corstrata’s team of WOC nurses provides consultations with provider staff at the patient’s bedside, either through HIPAA-compliant video or through review of store-and-forward wound images, to improve clinical and financial outcomes for providers. To learn more about Corstrata, visit us at www.Corstrata.com.

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Media
David Mannion
416-303-8020
david.mannion@swiftmedical.com