89% Ignore These Life-Threatening Cardiac Symptoms – How Can Virtual Triage Help?
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In this edition, we’re exploring critical insights from our latest peer-reviewed research into the early detection of life-threatening cardiac symptoms — including how virtual triage could make a real difference.
You’ll also find exclusive thought leadership from our executive team via fresh articles and the latest episode of Coffee ‘n Conversation: AI in Healthcare.
Plus, don’t miss upcoming event details where you can connect with our team and learn how AI-powered solutions are driving change in the healthcare industry.
Keep reading!
Early detection of cardiac arrest symptoms
Did you know? Sudden cardiac arrest affects around 1,000 people per day in the US.
Of these, on an annual basis, 400,000 sudden cardiac arrests occur outside of the hospital setting. This number is particularly daunting when considering that it is fatal 90% of the time in out-of-hospital cases.
Our peer-reviewed paper examined a dataset of 746,282 virtual triage patient-users to assess the characteristics of those reporting symptoms of potentially life-threatening cardiac conditions with no intention to seek emergency care.
Of 3,968 patient-users over age 35 with severe cardiac symptoms, 89.4% did not plan to seek emergency care.
These shocking statistics prove that we need to help people realize the potential severity of their symptoms by offering services that can help with early detection.
How can virtual triage help?
Virtual triage symptom checkers can help guide patients to the care they need by engaging them early and increasing their access to educational materials and information about the potential severity of symptoms.
These steps can help to:
Learn more about virtual triage for early detection of life-threatening cardiac symptoms in our latest peer-reviewed study!
Read the full study or download the summary.
News from the world of healthcare
Our executives are at the forefront of conversations pushing healthcare innovation and championing successful approaches that lead to meaningful change in the industry. This month we are sharing two great articles featuring our CEO, Piotr Orzechowski , and CCO, Amanda L. Bury, MS .
Coffee ‘n Conversation: AI in Healthcare
Catch up on the latest episode of our hit vlog series! What’s it like to be inside the mind of Infermedica’s CEO? This month Piotr Orzechowski sat down with Micha? Urbanowicz, M.D. to discuss hard healthcare AI topics such as responsibility, building trust, and visions for the future of healthcare.
Episode #20: AI meets healthcare: Who’s in charge of our health?
Guest:? Piotr Orzechowski, Co-Founder and CEO at Infermedica
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Topic: Who is making decisions about our health? What responsibilities does each have? And how to build trust.
Events
Visit our events page to book a meeting at the following conferences! Learn how AI-powered virtual triage can drive efficiency and value in your organization.
Oct 9th ?— Private Acute Healthcare & Cover, London, UK
Presentation: Tim Price, CPO: Is the PMI offering of virtual primary care sustainable?
Oct 20-23? — HLTH USA, Las Vegas, NV
Catch the team at booth 1537
Nov 4-6? — Becker’s Payer Issue Roundtable, Chicago, IL
Book a meeting to discover Infermedica for Payers
Nov 13-14? — Fierce Health Payer Summit, Austin, TX
Featured talk: Amanda L. Bury, MS, CCO: Bringing the right tools to the member engagement struggle to meet patients where they are
Celebrating success: Award recognition!
We are very proud to announce that this month we have received three awards! We would like to extend our gratitude to each of the organizations behind these prestigious healthcare awards and share our appreciation to all those who help Infermedica improve and grow day by day, year by year. Thanks to our investors, clients, partners, and all of the #InferPeople who make up our fantastic team!
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