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Israeli Startup Wins Healthcare Tech Challenge to Help U.S. Hospitals Cut Costs

(Times of Israel) Sharon Wrobel - Israeli startup CatAI, which has developed a smartphone-based health app to monitor patients' medical conditions at home, was selected from among 106 companies in a healthcare competition to help U.S. hospitals cut costs. CatAI recognized healthcare providers' need for dependable remote home patient health monitoring to help reduce rehospitalization and hospital overcrowding and thereby lower costs. As the population ages, the number of elderly patients requiring healthcare monitoring is rising. The platform uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to track and monitor medical parameters, including blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen saturation level, and temperature from a patient's home using the existing smartphone camera. It extracts and transmits medical data and test results directly to a patient's medical file, which is accessible to caregivers and healthcare providers. In addition, the app sends alerts to caregivers about changes in home patients' vital signs. CatAI was awarded a $75,000 pilot to work with Baptist Health Innovations, part of South Florida-based Baptist Health, operating 12 hospitals and 200 outpatient centers, to further develop its technology to enter the U.S. market.
2023-09-21 00:00:00
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