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Medicine is one of the most highly regulated fields in the world, and for good reason — the difference between doing a process correctly and incorrectly can often be that of life or death.
But think of the many people involved in providing care at hospitals: it’s not just doctors and nurses, but also the entire medical support staff who handle patient records, equipment, and dispose of medical waste. They all need to be following the rules and best practices to ensure the hospital remains a safe and healthy place to work, administer, and receive care. Yet each job duty and department has its own list of guidance and best practices to follow — often siloed away in different applications like SharePoint, SmartVault, Docuware or others.
For New York City AI startup C8 Health, that disconnect isn’t just an inconvenience — it’s a $345 billion problem.
“When I began practicing medicine, I was shocked by how hard it was to access the information I needed,” said Dr. Ido Zamberg, an anesthesiologist and C8’s Chief Medical Officer, in a recent video call interview with VentureBeat. “In a field so knowledge-intensive, it felt absurd to have to search across 10 or 15 different systems just to find an answer.”
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