MedCity News November 22, 2019
The ultimate value that robotics data will provide is in improving outcomes through better recording of process, approach, measurements and outcomes data.
Robotic manufacturers will fight a war to get robots into the operating room, but even if we figure out how to create a one-stop-shop robot for the OR, there’s another conundrum: how do we collect and use the data coming from robots to drive improvements in outcomes and patient care?
The ultimate value that robotics data will provide is in improving outcomes through better recording of process, approach, measurements and outcomes data. Collected through an individual robot in one OR, that data is likely interesting, but not significantly valuable. It’s also not linked to the patient’s ultimate outcomes...