Dr. Himanshu Dandu, Professor, KGMU ,
Dr. Ambuj Yadav, Professor, KGMU, Mr. Gaurav Parchani, CTO & Co-Founder,
Dozee, Dr. Rajesh Mishra, Intensivist and former ISCCM President
Bangalore, India – October 29, 2024: Dozee, India’s Health AI leader, has
unveiled the findings of a landmark study published in the internationally
renowned journal Frontiers in Medical Technology. This journal is
part of the prestigious Frontiers group. The study was conducted at King
George’s Medical University (KGMU) and is one of the largest observational
studies of its kind in Indian tertiary care. This study highlights the
groundbreaking impact of Dozee’s AI-powered Early Warning System (EWS),
demonstrating its ability to predict patient health deterioration up to 16
hours in advance, thereby providing healthcare professionals with a
critical window to intervene early and potentially save lives.
In a nation with 2 million hospital beds,
where approximately 1.9 million patients in general wards rely on manual spot
checks for monitoring, Dozee’s AI-Powered Remote Patient Monitoring and Early
Warning System (EWS) offers a revolutionary solution. This technology has the
potential to transform care across 95% of hospital capacity, delivering
life-saving continuous monitoring that ensures world-class healthcare at a
fraction of the cost of ICU services.
The pioneering observational study monitored
over 700 patients across 85,000 hours and
demonstrated how Dozee’s Continuous Contactless Remote Patient Monitoring and
Early Warning System (EWS) can revolutionize traditional manual processes. By
delivering alerts up to 16 hours before a critical event, Dozee’s
system empowers healthcare professionals to act earlier, improving patient
outcomes while saving healthcare practitioners 2.4 hours per staff
member per day. The study analyzed key metrics including alert sensitivity,
specificity, average time from initial alert to deterioration, and healthcare
practitioners' activity, providing robust clinical evidence of Dozee’s
life-saving impact.
In many Indian hospitals, continuous
monitoring is limited to ICUs, leaving general wards—where the majority of
patients reside—vulnerable to undetected clinical deterioration. This study
demonstrates that Dozee’s EWS bridges this gap by continuously tracking vitals
such as heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure. The results showed
that Dozee's EWS predicted patient deterioration in 67% to 94% of cases,
allowing healthcare providers to intervene long before conditions became
critical. This early detection holds the potential to save 21 lakh
lives annually and reduce healthcare costs by ₹6400 crores.
Key Findings from the Study:
- Dozee’s EWS alerted patients’
health deterioration about 16 hours in advance
- Continuous monitoring saved 10% of
healthcare practitioners’ time, equivalent to 2.4 hours per day.
Dr. Himanshu Dandu, Professor in the
Department of Medicine at KGMU, emphasized the technology's potential to enhance critical care in
resource-constrained environments. “This system enables early detection and
continuous patient monitoring, providing a scalable and affordable solution
tailored to the demands of healthcare systems facing heavy patient loads. The
ability to detect signs of patient health deterioration can significantly
improve their survival rates.”
Dr. Jean-Louis Teboul, a world-renowned
intensivist and critical care expert from Paris-Saclay University, emphasized the global implications of the
study, “What we have achieved in India has the potential to reshape healthcare
globally. The challenges may differ, but the need for equitable, timely, and
affordable care remains universal.”
“The results of this study affirm what we’ve
always believed—this real-world evidence demonstrates technology’s ability to
transform healthcare, making it more efficient, accessible, and equitable,”
said Mr. Gaurav Parchani, CTO & Co-Founder of Dozee. “We’re not
just solving a problem for India but laying the groundwork for global
healthcare solutions.”
The study, authored by a distinguished team of
experts from across the globe, including Dr. Himanshu Dandu and Dr. Ambuj Yadav
from KGMU, along with Dozee’s clinical research team—Mr. Gaurav Parchani, Dr.
Kumar Chokalingam, and Ms. Pooja Kadambi, Dr. Rajesh Mishra, an Intensivist and
former ISCCM President, and Dr. Ahsina Jahan, Deputy Medical Director in charge
of ICU and Emergency from Bangladesh. It has garnered international attention
with contributions from Dr. Jean-Louis Teboul, Paris-Saclay Medical University
and Dr. Jos M. Latour from University of Plymouth, United Kingdom. The
study findings emphasize that Dozee’s health AI offers more than a national
solution; it addresses global healthcare gaps. Traditional models are proving
unsustainable, and Dozee’s system provides a simple, scalable, and affordable
solution that not only digitizes healthcare but could serve as a blueprint for
global adoption.
Publication details: doi:
10.3389/fmedt.2024.1436034