Ambient Clinical Analytics Joins the Epic Connection Hub to Drive Clinician Efficiency and Better Sepsis Care for Patients in Hospitals Using Epic.

Introduction

Ambient Clinical Analytics is now listed on the Epic Connection Hub, further documenting our EHR interoperability capabilities. Ambient’s Sepsis DART™ monitors and communicates regarding all aspects of sepsis treatment bundles to the right practitioners at the right time for users. It also maintains information on septic patients between care locations and shifting staff. For hospitals, this means reducing errors and omissions, as the entire care team understands on a real-time basis what treatment elements have and have not been delivered, and how much time is left to successfully complete treatment. Ambient is thrilled to bring Sepsis DART™ to the Connection Hub to help hospitals and users to manage sepsis.

Over the past two years, much has changed around sepsis tools for all EHR users. The FDA has released updated guidelines clarifying their intent for Class II Medical Devices. On September 28, 2022, the FDA released Clinical Decision Support, Guidance for Industry, and Food and Drug Administration Staff. In those FDA Guidelines, it clearly states in Section 12, Pg 22, any software that provides detection of a life-threatening condition, like sepsis, qualifies as a medical device. Meaning if you are detecting sepsis or suggesting treatment for sepsis then you are a Class II Medical Device and must be regulated as such. Sepsis DART™’s inclusion in the Epic Connection hub brings an FDA Class II-approved solution to aid hospitals and users in managing the entire sepsis process delivering superior compliance to the CMS Sep-1 bundle elements.

Driving Clinician Efficiency for Epic Users

Ambient’s inclusion into the Epic Connection Hub helps clinical users solve their sepsis issues. Sepsis DART™ is a real-time communication platform that integrates into any EHR’s workflow. It uses very targeted Smart Notifications™ to reduce alert fatigue for clinical users. With this level of integration, the clinician's workflow is never disrupted. Sepsis DART™ has a proven Return on Investment that typically saves small to mid-sized hospitals up to $1M per year and, more importantly, reduces O/E mortality which saves lives. Sepsis DART™ also enables CMS sepsis bundle compliance into the 75%-85% rate in under 30 days and provides the data to drive higher compliance over time.

Ambient’s FDA-approved Class II Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) provides configurable real-time sepsis alerts and reminders to clinicians, ensuring that patients receive prompt and effective treatment. This helps reduce the risk of missed or delayed diagnoses and care delivery, leading to improved outcomes for patients.

One of the key benefits of an FDA-approved sepsis solution is increased clinician efficiency. Sepsis DART™ is designed to automate the detection and management of sepsis, streamlining the process, and reducing the need for manual data entry and analysis. Clinical users quickly and easily access the information they need to make informed treatment decisions through automated Smart Notifications™ of the care delivery requirements, improving their ability to manage sepsis effectively.

Sepsis DART™ provides real-time targeted alerts through these Smart Notifications™, ensuring that patients receive prompt and effective treatment. This reduces the risk of missed or delayed diagnoses, and missed care, leading to improved outcomes for patients. Sepsis DART™ reduces the cost of care for sepsis by improving the efficiency of the sepsis management process. By automating the detection and management of sepsis, this sepsis solution reduces the length of stay, and the effort needed for manual data review and analysis, decreasing the amount of time and resources required to manage sepsis effectively.

By improving the early detection and management of sepsis, Sepsis DART™ reduces the risk of morbidity and mortality, ultimately reducing the cost of care for patients in the long term. By reducing the number of readmissions and prolonged hospital stays, Ambient’s sepsis solution software will help to reduce the overall cost of care for septic patients in hospitals.

Delivering Clinical Efficacy for Epic Users

Ambient’s FDA-approved sepsis solution also provides major clinical benefits, ultimately improving the quality of care for patients with sepsis. The software is designed to automate the detection and management of sepsis, ensuring that patients receive prompt and effective treatment. Real-time targeted smart notifications and reminders are delivered within existing communication platforms (EHR, Vocera, Tiger Connect, etc..) and via desktop notifications. These notifications are delivered directly to the appropriate clinician, improving their ability to manage sepsis effectively and efficiently with higher job satisfaction. Targeted notifications reduce alert fatigue and give quick and easy access to the information clinicians need to make informed treatment decisions.

In addition, our FDA-approved software for sepsis also provides real-time data visualization and analytics, allowing clinicians to track patient progress and make data-driven treatment decisions. With Sepsis DART™’s at-a-glance data visualization, clinicians better understand the impact of their treatments on patients, leading to improved outcomes and a higher quality of care. Ambient’s Sepsis DART™ sepsis solution drives increased clinician efficiency, proven cost savings, and clinical efficacy for EHR Users. Ambient’s sepsis solution provides numerous benefits to clinical Epic users, and sepsis compliance abstractors, and improves the quality of care for patients with sepsis.

Summary of benefits to Epic clients using Sepsis DART™

• Reduced risk with an FDA Class II Cleared SaMD solution that meets 2022 revised FDA guidelines requirements for sepsis solutions.
• CE Marking Certification & ISO 13485:2016 Certification ensures quality medical devices and company processes and provides regulatory approval nearly around the world.
• A real-time configurable platform that integrates nicely with Epic’s existing workflows, keeping physicians and nurses in their existing workflows and inside of the EHR.
• Automates, notifies, and visually monitors the delivery of the sepsis treatment bundle across all beds, including when the patient moves within the hospital.
• Targeted Smart Notifications™ eliminate unnecessary Best Practice Alerts (BPAs) and drive care (not fatigue) for 1-hour, 3-hour, and 6-hour requirements.
• Bedside, remote, and distributed monitoring from anywhere, any place, anytime.
• Large improvements in O/E mortality and industry best increases in CMS Bundle compliance.
• Manage all compliance reporting in one location eliminating the need for grueling and time-consuming EHR searches.

Conclusion

While this is exciting news for hospitals and clinicians, inclusion into the Connection Hub is not an Epic endorsement, certification, or verification of the integrity, safety, performance, or practices of Ambient Clinical Analytics. However, rolling out Ambient’s FDA Class II-approved sepsis solution in hospitals ensures that patients receive the best possible care for this life-threatening condition and makes the care team more efficient in doing so. Sepsis DART™ increases clinician efficiency, has demonstrated cost savings, and has proven clinical efficacy. Ambient’s sepsis solution provides many benefits to Epic users and improves the quality of care for patients with sepsis. Choosing the right sepsis solution can be the difference between life and death for septic patients in your care.