Friday, July 18, 2025

Health Care AI Benefits

"Tampa General's investment in AI-enabled care coordination software saves nearly 600 lives

"Most notably, our Sepsis Hub has been instrumental in saving 569 lives as of July 2025," Arnold reported. "That number continues to grow daily, and we are deeply grateful to have technology in place that is not only transforming care but also profoundly impacting the lives of patients and their families. The value of those lives saved is, quite simply, immeasurable."

Additional results include a 30% improvement in MRI imaging turnaround time within the inpatient academic medical center," he continued. "This was achieved through a custom application that leverages EHR data to assess patient readiness for MRI diagnostics and dynamically generate an optimized scheduling sequence. The system feeds into C3 to ensure alignment with overall patient flow operations." 

The health system also has seen an 83% reduction in patient placement time using the Care Progression Navigator application, along with a 28% decrease in post-anesthesia care unit holds. These outcomes are driven by machine learning models that anticipate bed capacity and optimize patient placement using real-time data from the electronic health record.

"Finally, the Sepsis Hub has contributed to a 30% reduction in length of stay for sepsis patients, thanks to early detection capabilities and continuous monitoring of treatment protocol adherence...

Software from the Denver-based Palantir company is one of the key elements of their AI system.