OPCI Limited

Thanks to the backing of two key investors, we’ve secured £600,000 in funding.    Through careful development and collaboration with healthcare professionals, we’re excited to use this funding to deliver difference-making predictive tools to clinicians and patients.    Find out more here: #Medicaltechnology #Healthcareinnovation #ukbusiness #healthcare #OPCI #techinvestment #MedTech

Our CEO, Justin Green is attending the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) Annual Meeting, presenting a poster on OpenPredictor and talking about how AI can transform site of service operations for ambulatory surgery.    If you’re attending, say hello!  #AAHKS #healthcare #medtech #medicaldevices #digitalhealth #medicaldevice

In one of the most hotly anticipated government announcements in years, Wednesday’s budget delivered key headlines for anyone involved in healthcare or health innovation. Knowing what we all do about elective surgery waiting lists, the repeated promise to cut waiting lists by 40,000 is welcome news, especially with the large increase in day-to-day spending committed. However, it will be interesting to see the detail how the government plans on achieving this number. Analysis by the Kings fund show  plans for further elective hubs will help, but we already know that there is pressure within the NHS to increase efficient use of existing surgical units. The key to this is productivity. One solution could be to invest in innovations and technology that streamline the pre-operative assessment process. With £2 billion of investment in NHS digital and technology promised, it seems there is significant scope for development in this area, especially combined with the commitment to maintaining R&D budgets within the NHS. Finally, it’s also good to see confirmation of the forthcoming Artificial Intelligence Opportunities Action Plan. There is huge potential in AI’s application to make improvements to UK Healthcare, but to be a benefit, and not a soon-forgotten fad, AI tools must be implemented with a clear strategy and proper governance and oversight. We hope the action plan delivers. Read our full analysis on the highlights for the health innovation sector on our new website here: https://lnkd.in/eNc3Sg_a

In one of the most hotly anticipated government announcements in years, Wednesday’s budget delivered key headlines for anyone involved in healthcare or health innovation. Knowing what we all do about elective surgery waiting lists, the repeated promise to cut waiting lists by 40,000 is welcome news, especially with the large increase in day-to-day spending committed. However, it will be interesting to see the detail how the government plans on achieving this number. Analysis by the Kings fund show  plans for further elective hubs will help, but we already know that there is pressure within the NHS to increase efficient use of existing surgical units. The key to this is productivity. One solution could be to invest in innovations and technology that streamline the pre-operative assessment process. With £2 billion of investment in NHS digital and technology promised, it seems there is significant scope for development in this area, especially combined with the commitment to maintaining R&D budgets within the NHS. Finally, it’s also good to see confirmation of the forthcoming Artificial Intelligence Opportunities Action Plan. There is huge potential in AI’s application to make improvements to UK Healthcare, but to be a benefit, and not a soon-forgotten fad, AI tools must be implemented with a clear strategy and proper governance and oversight. We hope the action plan delivers. Read our full analysis on the highlights for the health innovation sector on our new website here: https://lnkd.in/eNc3Sg_a

OPCI is live!    As NHS surgeons, we’ve been looking for new tools to help us improve patient care our whole careers. Over the past 5 years, we decided to apply computer science and machine learning to our field, orthopaedic surgery.    Through years of theorising, training and testing models we’ve developed OpenPredictor, a machine learning tool that supports clinician decision making in joint replacement pre-operative assessment and has the potential to have a transformative impact on elective surgery backlogs.    So far, we’ve secured significant funding and started a multi-centred pilot of OpenPredictor in Southwest Wales NHS Health Boards. We’re really excited about what comes next. Find out more on our website here: www.opci.co   #Healthcareinnovation #Medicaltechnology #AIinHealthcare #HospitalWaitinglists #NHS #OPCI 

Want to learn more about the work we’ve done developing OpenPredictor?     A few years ago, OPCI founders Justin Green and Mike Reed spoke to BBC News about the potential of our AI-driven Clinical Support software to support waiting lists.    #healthtech #healthinnovation #aitech #OpenPredictor #OPCI  https://lnkd.in/eJAnUrne 

OPCI might be a very young company, but we’ve got a lot to share with the world.     Our website is coming very soon, and we can’t wait to get the word out!    Watch this space: Opci.co    #medtech #nhsinnovation #AI #HealthcareAI #Orthopaedics #Arthoplasty #Healthinnovation