Evaluating surgical intelligence solutions
There is no one-size-fits-all surgical intelligence solution that will solve all challenges for surgical departments. Intracorporeal-focused surgical intelligence solutions are focused on the surgery itself, as opposed to the room workflow, compliance, or integration of existing digital systems. That narrows down vendors to evaluate, but there are still a lot of varying capabilities that need to be assessed to ensure any new technology introduced to the health system satisfying the current need and can scale with the system’s expected growth.
4 important considerations when evaluating vendors
Patient information, surgical video, hospital staff – these are just a few of the sensitive data points that surgical intelligence vendors are capturing and analyzing. Significant responsibility goes along with handling this data. That’s why the following topics are critical to asses during any evaluation process:
- Technology infrastructure and setup
- Data capture mechanism and use
- Data analysis and delivery of information
- IT and security
Specific questions to ask, and why each are important are detailed in our comprehensive evaluation template along with an easy-to-use guide. The built-in guide highlights which questions should be asked during early-stage conversations with vendors to determine if future conversations are worth pursuing. For example, “what software integrations are required?” and “how are the vendor’s AI models built and maintained?” and “who pays for and manages video storage?” and the list goes on. Check out the template for these and more.
