Beckman Coulter acquires artificial intelligence company
Beckman Coulter Diagnostics announced it acquired StoCastic, LLC., an artificial intelligence company that provides evidence-based decision support for hospital emergency departments (ED). StoCastic’s TriageGo will be a cornerstone of Beckman Coulter’s artificial intelligence (AI) enabled Clinical Decision Support (CDS) portfolio, a growing field that aims to further improve patient care by leveraging data-driven insights for clinicians and optimize clinical decision making.
StoCastic’s TriageGo decision support tool seamlessly integrates Electronic Health Record systems and routine emergency department workflow. The purpose of emergency department triage is to differentiate patients’ criticality, yet 60-70% of all patients in the U.S. are triaged to an ambiguous Emergency Severity Index Level 3, meaning the projected course of care is uncertain. TriageGo has been shown to reduce decision making times in the emergency department, including decreasing door-to-clinical decision time by 20-30 minutes, door-to-ICU times by 40-80 minutes and door-to-ED departure for those having emergency surgery by 30–60 minutes.
