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Theator Now Supports Thoracic Surgery We are excited to announce that we have expanded our Surgical Intelligence Platform into the field of thoracic surgery. Despite there being over 530,000 thoracic procedures conducted in the US each year, the surgical specialty is facing a major deficit of cardiothoracic surgeons. With lung cancer continuing to be on …
By Tamir Wolf
Where you live shouldn’t determine if you live. Learn how a personal experience with variability in surgery inspired Theator Co-Founders Dr. Tamir Wolf and Dotan Asselmann to create the Surgical Intelligence Platform.
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Theator Now Supports Thoracic Surgery We are excited to announce that we have expanded our Surgical Intelligence Platform into the field of thoracic surgery. Despite there being over 530,000 thoracic procedures conducted in the US each year, the surgical specialty is facing a major deficit of cardiothoracic surgeons. With lung cancer continuing to be on …
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The Key to Surgical Video Recording Success is Automation Recording intraoperative surgical video and using an artificial intelligence (AI) platform to analyze recorded content is quickly becoming standard practice in operating rooms across the country. If your hospital or healthcare organization is embarking on the quality improvement journey offered by such platforms, it’s critical to …
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What Surgeons and Administrators Need to Know About Recording Surgical Recording intraoperative video is not a new concept, especially for those who perform laparoscopic or robotic procedures. However, as the practice of surgery continues to evolve by incorporating advanced technologies, such as AI, into everyday care, the role of intraoperative video recording will need to …
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Ever wonder if all of the hospitals within a health system are achieving surgical best practices? Or how different intraoperative techniques impact patient outcomes? Or why the cost of a procedure is higher at one facility than at another? Theator Spotlight: Shining a light on surgical variability Wonder no more! Theator Spotlight offers a window …
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Improving The Modern Surgical Outcomes Report In recent decades as evidence-based medicine became the standard of care, physicians and hospital systems turned to outcomes reporting as a means of indirectly measuring quality of care. Such information, especially when it is publicly available, allows for the transparency necessary to assuage patient concerns about the quality and …
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Will AI Replace Surgeons? AI tools have become a hot topic of conversation in healthcare over the past year, and with good reason. Although patients are unlikely to have a visit with Dr. Chatbot anytime soon, AI technologies are now used on a daily basis by a variety of clinicians, including surgeons. This means it’s …
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The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Surgical Care In recent years, novel AI technologies have become increasingly available in the healthcare industry. From clinical decision support to documentation to diagnostic radiology, one thing is certain: AI in medicine is here to stay. While this may sound like a daunting assertion, the benefits that emerging AI …
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How AI Can Improve Surgical Care Although the ultimate role of artificial intelligence (AI) in surgical care is still evolving, one thing is clear: AI is here to stay. The potential advantages AI tools offer to process large amounts of data and generate meaningful information that can improve patient outcomes means that its integration into …
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The Role of AI in Quality & Safety Improvement In the matter of a few years, artificial intelligence (AI) has gone from being a topic discussed only by select innovators in the healthcare industry to one of widespread interest and endless discussion. In fact, one study found that the number of publications about AI doubled …
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The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare The release of ChatGPT’s artificial intelligence took the world by storm in 2022, leaving most casual users amazed at the type of content it could produce. Want to build a customized workout plan? Check. Want to rewrite your resume? Check. A list of topics for a dinner party …
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What can hospitals and surgical teams start doing right now to reduce surgical variability? Short answer – not a lot, at least not a lot without the help of technology. Hospitals are grappling with variability in surgical outcomes, yet the ground truth, aka surgical video, is not routinely captured. And even if it is captured, …
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The impacts of surgical variability extends far beyond individual procedures Simply put, “surgical variability” means not all surgeons perform surgery exactly the same way. Because of the many factors contributing to variability between procedures, reducing variability is a challenge hospital administrators are painfully aware of. Some causations are obvious, like patient factors or healthcare inequity. …
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The Frequency of Surgical Complications is Alarmingly High From the earliest days of trepanation to modern minimally invasive techniques, we’ve come a long way in the field of surgery. But we’re still far from perfect. In fact, of the 300 million surgical procedures performed annually, nearly 1 in 6 still involve complications, resulting in around …
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What does AI have to do with the operating room? Multiple innovations have struck the surgical world. These technologies offer an eclipse into the future of surgery, each attempting to revolutionize the way operations are performed today. In the past, surgical innovation spurred around medical devices: a better stapler, more advanced monitoring equipment, or a …
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Challenging the status quo of surgical care Bringing a new idea to life is all about the four ‘P’s: purpose, persistence, (the right) people, and a solid plan. At Theator, our purpose was clear — challenge the status quo of surgical care. And by applying these principles in pursuit of that goal, we developed a …
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Before implementing any new AI technology in your hospital’s ORs, there are a few key considerations you should bear in mind. Our surgical AI and computer vision experts shared the top 10 things you should be looking for.
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Learn about some of the most significant advancements in surgical technology over the past 40 years — and how AI will transform the next 40.
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Where you live shouldn’t determine if you live. Learn how a personal experience with variability in surgery inspired Theator Co-Founders Dr. Tamir Wolf and Dotan Asselmann to create the Surgical Intelligence Platform.
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