The team at °µÍøÊÓÆµ was thrilled to see °µÍøÊÓÆµ featured by UofT's Medical Alumni Association in their highlighting various Alumni startups helping ease the pandemic. Partially because it has an old picture of °µÍøÊÓÆµ CEO, Dr. Joshua Liu, but also because it shares how °µÍøÊÓÆµ is helping healthcare organizations keep patients safe & connected while at home during COVID-19.
Below is an excerpt from the feature:
Dr. Liu is the CEO of °µÍøÊÓÆµ, which provides hospitals across North America with a software platform that allows health care teams to virtually engage, monitor, and connect with patients going through surgery, cancer treatments, or managing a chronic disease. Patients are guided on their smartphone, tablet, or computer with personalized information, step-by-step instructions, and symptom tracking. Health care teams can get alerts and dashboards to monitor patients and catch complications early.
The platform reduces the need for in-person consults. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, for example, found that by using °µÍøÊÓÆµ, 35% of their orthopedic surgery patients reported avoiding one or more hospital visits. During the pandemic, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre used °µÍøÊÓÆµ to monitor surgical patients and decreased post-op ER visits by 25% even though surgery cases increased by 40%.
The startup also provides remote monitoring for low- and high-risk COVID-19 patients. The software gives patients information about COVID-19 and can survey their symptoms. It ensures that patients know how to self-isolate, what symptoms to look for, and when to go to the hospital. And St. Joseph’s Home Care in Hamilton is using °µÍøÊÓÆµ to monitor their staff for signs of COVID-19.
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