Algorithms · June 2021Gaffe level: Blunder
Epic's widely used sepsis prediction model falls short among Michigan Medicine patients
Epic's sepsis-prediction model, deployed in hundreds of hospitals, performed substantially worse in the real world than its vendor-reported numbers. The algorithm cried wolf so often that clinicians started tuning it out.
Source: Fierce Healthcare
A Pediatric Nail System Built for Growing Bones Won FDA Clearance
OrthoPediatrics received FDA 510(k) clearance on Oct. 27 for its PNP Retrograde nail system, designed specifically for children's anatomy for femoral trauma and deformity correction. Adult-sized implants do not fit growing bones well, so a system with anatomic nails for trauma and straight nails for deformity fills a real gap in pediatric surgery. The first procedures using the system are already complete, and the wider platform has supported nearly 15,000 patients worldwide.
Source: Morningstar