Intelligent Health.tech Issue 18 | Page 11

NEWS

CENCORA PARTNERS WITH WEINFUSE TO BOLSTER INFUSION STRATEGY

Cencora , a global healthcare company , has announced a strategic partnership with WeInfuse , an infusion software provider , to bolster its infusion strategies . As part of the partnership , Cencora provided funding to accelerate WeInfuse ’ s development of its home infusion and specialty pharmacy software capabilities .

Cencora ’ s infusion strategy was launched in 2022 with the purpose of helping hospitals and health systems with site of care optimisation and alternate infusion site services – underpinning the growing importance of employing site of care strategies to prevent potential care gaps . Each phase of Cencora ’ s end-to-end solution aims to help health systems deploy and operate a clinically focused , sustainable infusion programme for patients . Now paired with WeInfuse ’ s software , Cencora will further help customers confidently realise the benefit of an enterprise infusion strategy . Additionally , Cencora ’ s ordering system is integrated into WeInfuse ’ s software , adding management features that track inventory and offer analytics on infusion centre operations . By using WeInfuse ’ s software , Cencora will empower its infusion provider customers to operate efficiently , decrease burnout , maximise profitability and help improve clinical outcomes . WeInfuse ’ s powerful , intuitive workflow features and robust reporting and analytics engine decrease confusion around the oftentimes complex infusion pharmacy process , giving operators more time to focus on patients .
“ Since the pandemic , the importance of standing up alternative infusion sites , including in the home , has grown at an unprecedented rate ,” said Matt Glucksmann , SVP and President , Health Systems and Government Services at Cencora . “ These programmes are oftentimes complex to manage and require the right partners to make them successful . Our partnership with WeInfuse further guarantees the success of Cencora ’ s infusion strategy solution by simplifying the infusion pharmacy workflow , ensuring continuity of care and optimising healthcare costs .”

JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDTECH WORKING WITH NVIDIA TO SCALE AI FOR SURGERY

Johnson & Johnson MedTech has announced it is working to accelerate and scale Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) for surgery with NVIDIA , supporting increased access to real-time analysis and global availability of AI algorithms for surgical decision-making , education and collaboration across the connected operating room ( OR ). The companies executed a memorandum of understanding to accelerate

AI for Johnson & Johnson MedTech ’ s extensive surgical technologies portfolio with NVIDIA ’ s AI platform for healthcare . The technologies are designed to allow for fast , secure , and real-time AI deployment through Johnson & Johnson MedTech ’ s digital surgery ecosystem .
“ Johnson & Johnson MedTech is advancing healthcare toward a future that ’ s more connected and personalised ,” said Tim Schmid , Executive Vice President , and Worldwide Chairman , MedTech . “ This future will be increasingly enabled by digital technologies that deliver efficiency , inform decision-making and extend surgical training and education . Our deep heritage in healthcare and digital ecosystem in surgery and NVIDIA ’ s AI platforms hold enormous potential to create a more connected surgical experience .”
A key element of accelerating AI for surgery is advanced edge computing to allow for localised data processing within the OR , a necessary step for AI algorithms to analyse live and stored surgical data in real time . The approach can also help reduce the need for the transfer of sensitive data and allow for specific applications to run separately within the secure computing environment , delivering ultra-low latency within the operating room , where every second matters . The NVIDIA IGX edge computing platform and the NVIDIA Holoscan edge AI platform create infrastructure to deploy AI-powered software applications in the OR .
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