Diabetes is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions in the U.S., with more than 37 million Americans living with the disease. The condition is often associated with chronic wounds, as about a quarter of diabetes patients develop foot ulcers or other chronic wounds in their lifetime.

糖尿病是美国最普遍的慢性病之一，有3700多万美国人患有糖尿病。这种情况通常与慢性伤口有关，因为大约四分之一的糖尿病患者在其一生中会出现足部溃疡或其他慢性伤口。

To improve chronic wound care for diabetic patients, Johns Hopkins Hospital teamed up with Healthy.io, a startup that was founded in 2013. Healthy.io — which is based in Boston, London and Tel Aviv — offers smartphone-based technology for better wound care management.

为了改善糖尿病患者的慢性伤口护理，约翰·霍普金斯医院与成立于2013年的初创公司Health.io合作。总部位于波士顿、伦敦和特拉维夫的Healthy.io提供基于智能手机的技术，以更好地进行伤口护理管理。

The company’s wound care solution allows users to scan their chronic wound with a standard smartphone camera. Based on the scan, Healthy.io’s provides documentation, as well as wound monitoring services.

该公司的伤口护理解决方案允许用户使用标准的智能手机摄像头扫描他们的慢性伤口。根据扫描结果，Healthy.io提供文档和伤口监测服务。

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With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?

随着人工智能的兴起，医疗保健领域可能会出现哪些知识产权纠纷？

Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.

Munck Wilson Mandala合伙人格雷格·豪森（GregHowison）在回答电子邮件中提出的问题时，分享了他对人工智能、IP、连接设备及其产生的数据产生的一些法律后果的看法。

“Following each scan, the app leverages proprietary color processing algorithms to normalize images taken under a variety of lighting conditions. Next, the app runs a set of computer-vision and deep-learning algorithms to analyze the data and translate it into clinical outputs. These include a 3D reconstruction of the wound area, a breakdown of the tissues and the wound’s exact measurements, including width, length, depth and total wound area,” explained Healthy.io CEO Geoff Martin..

Healthy.io首席执行官杰夫·马丁（GeoffMartin）解释说：“每次扫描后，应用程序都会利用专有的颜色处理算法对各种光照条件下拍摄的图像进行归一化。接下来，应用程序会运行一套计算机视觉和深度学习算法来分析数据并将其转换为临床输出。这些算法包括伤口区域的3D重建，组织的分解以及伤口的精确测量，包括宽度，长度，深度和总伤口面积。”。。

This data, along with the visual record of the wound’s progression, gets stored on a portal, facilitating collaboration among healthcare teams, he added. Specialists can then access this digital wound analysis remotely, which can help them make informed decisions and form personalized treatment plans. .

他补充说，这些数据以及伤口进展的视觉记录被存储在门户网站上，促进了医疗团队之间的合作。然后，专家可以远程访问这种数字伤口分析，这可以帮助他们做出明智的决定并形成个性化的治疗计划。。

The technology is designed to enhance analysis accuracy and identify deteriorating wounds, prompting timely intervention from the care team, Martin said.

Martin说，这项技术旨在提高分析的准确性，识别恶化的伤口，促使护理团队及时干预。

By harnessing the capabilities of smartphones, Healthy.io aims to overcome barriers such as limited access to care and transportation obstacles, while also confronting systemic health inequities and the increasing cost of care, he declared.

他宣布，health.io利用智能手机的功能，旨在克服诸如获得护理的机会有限和交通障碍等障碍，同时还面临系统性健康不平等和护理成本不断增加的问题。

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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence

个性化的药物不依从性方法

At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.

在今年早些时候的Abarca Forward会议上，德勤董事总经理乔治·范安特卫普（GeorgevanAntwerp）讨论了健康的社会决定因素和个性化的会员体验如何改善药物依从性和健康结果。

In the wound care space, Healthy.io’s main competitors are Swift and Tissue Analytics, Martin stated.

Martin表示，在伤口护理领域，Healthy.io的主要竞争对手是Swift和Tissue Analytics。

“Compared to our competitors, we offer more seamless collaboration, as we work with providers and healthcare systems and integrate into their existing systems, helping alleviate traditional strains on the system while improving access to care. This flexibility and commitment to care allows us to provide meaningful health insights around the world by empowering people to test at their own convenience,” he remarked..

“与我们的竞争对手相比，我们提供了更无缝的合作，因为我们与供应商和医疗保健系统合作，并将其整合到现有系统中，有助于缓解系统的传统压力，同时改善获得护理的机会。这种灵活性和对护理的承诺使我们能够通过授权人们在自己方便的时候进行测试，为世界各地提供有意义的健康见解，”他说道。。

But it isn’t just Martin who thinks Healthy.io’s technology is a winner. Dr. Caitlin Hicks, a director of research at Johns Hopkins, told MedCity News that she learned about Healthy.io’s technology from a colleague and “was immediately impressed.”

但认为健康的不只是Martin。io的技术是赢家。约翰·霍普金斯大学研究主任凯特琳·希克斯博士告诉《医学城新闻》，她从一位同事那里了解到了Healthy.io的技术，并“立即印象深刻”

Johns Hopkins began collaborating with Healthy.io on a pragmatic trial about 18 months ago, she said. She expects the trial to run for another six months or so, ultimately aiming to enroll 120 patients.

她说，大约18个月前，约翰·霍普金斯大学开始与Health.io合作进行一项实用试验。她预计该试验将再进行六个月左右，最终目标是招募120名患者。

Half of patients undergo standard diabetic wound care, which means biweekly in-person clinic appointments, and the other half use Healthy.io’s app to monitor their wound, Dr. Hicks explained. Patients are enrolled for three months or until their wound heals, whichever one happens first.

希克斯博士解释说，一半的患者接受标准的糖尿病伤口护理，这意味着每两周进行一次门诊预约，另一半使用Health.io的应用程序来监测他们的伤口。患者登记三个月或直到伤口愈合，以先发生者为准。

With this trial, Johns Hopkins is seeking to determine how patients can achieve better wound healing outcomes without the burden of having to attend frequent in-person visits, she noted.

她指出，通过这项试验，约翰·霍普金斯大学（Johns Hopkins）正在寻求确定患者如何在不需要频繁亲自就诊的情况下取得更好的伤口愈合效果。

“The primary aim of the study is wound healing, and this is designed as a non-inferiority trial,  which means we are trying to show that outcomes are relatively similar between the two groups. We are also assessing patient satisfaction, quality of life and healthcare costs, the latter of which we expect to be lower among patients who use the wound app because they theoretically will not need to attend clinic visits so frequently,” Dr.

“这项研究的主要目的是伤口愈合，这是一项非劣效性试验，这意味着我们试图证明两组之间的结果相对相似。我们还评估了患者满意度，生活质量和医疗保健成本，我们预计使用伤口应用程序的患者的医疗保健成本较低，因为理论上他们不需要如此频繁地参加诊所就诊，”Dr。

Hicks stated..

希克斯表示。。

Martin said that he hopes the results of the collaboration will enrich the body of research on digital approaches to diabetic wound care management.

马丁说，他希望合作的结果将丰富糖尿病伤口护理管理数字方法的研究主体。

The beginning phases of this trial have already shown promising results, he pointed out. For 36% of patients using Healthy.io, the platform prompted significant clinical adjustments in their care plan, such as establishing a different daily treatment regimen or scheduling earlier clinic appointments..

他指出，这项试验的开始阶段已经显示出有希望的结果。对于36%使用Health.io的患者，该平台促使他们对护理计划进行了重大的临床调整，例如建立不同的日常治疗方案或安排更早的诊所预约。。

Photo: Dmitrii_Guzhanin, Getty Images

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