Giving a personal touch to EHRs, healthcare tech

Cara Livernois | | Health Exec | Economics

Technology has taken the healthcare industry by storm, but the replacement of human interaction by digital health leaves patients feeling cold and left behind.

Rothman Healthcare analyzed the available clinical data and developed the Rothman Index (RI) model, which synthesizes EHR data into actionable information for care providers in the form of a health score measuring a patient’s overall condition and plotting it over time.

According to the article in Forbes, "the RI model uses a range of physiological measures as inputs, including labs, vitals, and nursing assessments to produce a disease-agnostic, universal patient score from 0-100 that is presented in color-coded graphs trended over time."

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Cara Livernois, News Writer

Cara joined TriMed Media in 2016 and is currently a Senior Writer for Clinical Innovation & Technology. Originating from Detroit, Michigan, she holds a Bachelors in Health Communications from Grand Valley State University.

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