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“Clinicians don ' t just need more data , they need the insights and actions around that data , and then the analytics ”
DR LUCIENNE IDE , MD , PHD PHYSICIAN AND SCIENTIST , RIMIDI
Ide explains that a difficulty orthopaedic surgeons face is ensuring they have up-todate data to adhere to standards of continuous quality improvement . " They need data to really understand what procedures , devices and implants are leading to the best outcomes ", Ide says .
The Ortho app allows surgeons to report all the details of a procedure they ' ve done and for patients to report post-operative information like pain , nausea and medication usage , as well as physical therapy outcomes . " This means surgeons get this very rich
data analysis , to enable them to say , for example , that a new procedure introduced three months ago is leading to better outcomes , and everybody should adopt that . Or that one type of knee implant versus another is giving better outcomes to a specific population ."
The Deep Brain Stimulation application is for patients with Parkinson ' s , epilepsy or another neurological condition that makes them candidates for the treatment . This is a complex operation that involves implanting a device similar to a pacemaker in the upper chest , with a wire under the skin that connects to electrodes in the brain . The app is intended to support the patient on their journey to treatment , enabling them to
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