Update: Catalyst’s Rapid Response Open Call for BWH Emergency Department
In response to the pandemic, Catalyst’s Health Tech Responds to COVID-19 platform is supporting the deployment of Rapid Response Open Calls (RROCs) that connect healthcare providers with immediate needs to the digital health community. Catalyst created the RROC after an emergency physician from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) Emergency Department engaged Catalyst, citing an urgent request for provider-facing, text based platforms that can help healthcare professionals self-monitor symptoms of coronavirus, report burnout, and access helpful resources.
In a 7-day application period, Catalyst received an overwhelmingly positive response with more than 80 quality submissions. BWH was able to evaluate the submissions through a streamlined process and 5 innovators were selected to demo their solutions to the BWH ED team. We are proud to announce the following finalists:
CAREMINDr: CAREMINDr is a remote monitoring system using cell phones. The customizable app includes programmable buttons and links phone numbers to create direct connections to care resources.
Prime Dimensions: Prime Dimensions' Visolyr is a SMART-on-FHIR app that evaluates likelihood of burnout, monitors COVID-19 symptoms, and provides access to helpful resources.
Resilient ag: RestArt is a Cloud AI that monitors biometric, behavioral and user input data and measures stress levels. In addition, resilient ag collects biometric data such as body temperature for physiological signal monitoring.
Rose: Smarter Mental Health: Rose offers a HIPAA-compliant, AI-driven health platform that uses smart, remote monitoring and patient self-help tools to improve engagement and care continuity outside in-person sessions.
Sudo Technologies: Sudo Technologies has a text-based workflow platform that allows you to easily design and deploy workflows that collect user input and push the results to existing systems of record.
To learn more about Catalyst-supported RROCs, or if you are interested in working together, please visit our Open Calls page.
Mayo Clinic Develops Digital Tool for COVID-19 Contact Tracing
A team at Mayo Clinic has developed a digital tool that utilizes EHR data, non-clinical information and contact tracing resources to identify employees exposed to COVID-19. The digital toolset can identify COVID-19 exposures “within an average of two hours of a confirmed case,” identify and notify the presumed chain of exposure, and send them an email questionnaire to further determine their exposure to COVID-19. The tool is intended to support current efforts to flatten the curve, as contact tracing initiatives help map the individual and community spread of the novel coronavirus. First deployed in Minnesota, Mayo Clinic is preparing to roll out the digital tool at its Florida and Arizona campuses.
GuideWell Launches COVID-19 Health Innovation Collaborative
GuideWell has launched the COVID-19 Health Innovation Collaborative, an initiative that seeks to connect diverse innovative health technology companies across the U.S., in response to the coronavirus. This Collaborative is focused on addressing critical risk areas facing health care professionals and staff, homebound COVID-19 patients/families, and the larger social issues arising from the social distancing mandates across the nation.
Eligible companies must meet ONE of the following criteria:
● Earned a minimum of $1 million in 2019 revenues
● Raised a minimum of $2 million in equity capital AND can provide proof of live customer pilots with tangible results
Do you have a solution that can assist healthcare workers on the frontlines? Apply today!