Swift Medical Selected for Consortium to Advance Pressure Injury Prevention with AI
September 12 2024 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Swift Medical’s wound care experience and market-leading
penetration were a catalyst for invitation to the PressureSmart
consortium led by Medtronic.
Award-winning Swift Medical brings deep AI and machine learning
expertise in healthcare to partner with the PressureSmart
consortium. PressureSmart is comprised of six technology partners
in collaboration with Providence Health Care (PHC, Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada) and its commercial arm PHC Ventures, a
healthcare organization, that will develop an interoperable,
modular approach to addressing the challenge of pressure injuries
(PIs). This approach allows healthcare systems or payers to select
elements of the PressureSmart solution that will address
prevention, management or post-discharge monitoring of PIs based on
their specific needs.
The consortium partners will combine their existing unique
expertise and technologies to develop this innovative solution as
per the highest governance standards for data privacy, security,
ethics and patient safety. Swift Skin & Wound has demonstrated
its ability to reduce PI prevalence, days to heal and associated
regulatory citations1. The PressureSmart project will leverage
Swift Ray 1, which captures thermographic and bacterial
fluorescence images, to aid in detecting signs of tissue damage
earlier, helping prevent further tissue damage and the development
of PIs. Data collected by Swift will be integrated into the
PressureSmart solution to support PI prevention and management
capabilities.
“Swift is committed to groundbreaking clinically driven
advancements to help patients heal faster through the power of our
AI-based insights,” stated Neil Sharma, Chief Commercial Officer.
“Problem-solving together with other technology leaders is the
ideal way to leverage our collective strength to deliver a scalable
end-to-end solution for pressure injuries.”
“AI will revolutionize global health care systems by providing
greater access and better outcomes for Canadians and for people
around the world,” said Sue Paish, CEO of DIGITAL. “DIGITAL is
proud to co-invest alongside Canadian innovators to support
partnerships such as the PressureSmart project team to amplify
Canadian industry expertise in building relevant AI solutions that
advance human health while building global commercial pathways for
Canadian companies.”
The project led by Medtronic is in collaboration with Swift
Medical, Rehabtronics, Thrive Health, Amii (Alberta Machine
Intelligence Institute), Excelar and Providence Health Care
Ventures. DIGITAL, Canada’s Global Innovation Cluster for digital
technologies, is providing a co-investment of more than $7 million
for this strategic partnership. Learn more about the project
here.
About Swift Medical
Swift Medical is a market leader in digital healthcare with over
4,800 healthcare facilities utilizing its advanced AI-based
solutions across the continuum of care to improve the prevention,
treatment and management of wounds. Their proven ability to enable
clinicians to deliver superior clinical outcomes has been published
in 20+ peer-reviewed articles. To learn more about Swift Medical,
visit: www.swiftmedical.com.
1 Mohammed HT, Mannion D, Cassata A, Fraser RDJ. Trends in
pressure injury prevalence rates and average days to healing
associated with adoption of a comprehensive wound care program and
technology in skilled nursing facilities in the United States.
Wounds. 2024;36(1):23-33. doi:10.25270/wnds/23089
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