Case studies

Simplified medication management by PillPack​

(Remote patient monitoring, Case studies)

Who: PillPack, an Amazon company
What: Launched in 2013, PillPack simplifies the management of medications by sorting them by date and time, delivering them monthly, and coordinating with doctors and insurance providers. This service ensures patients have their medications without the hassle of frequent pharmacy visits, enhancing adherence and health outcomes. PillPack also offers automatic refills and behind-the-scenes support, organizing all medication, billing, and prescription details in one place.​
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Comprehensive telehealth solutions ​

(Remote patient monitoring, Case studies)

Who: HealthTap
What: HealthTap provides a robust telehealth platform offering affordable, accessible healthcare through online consultations with board-certified doctors. Members can book video appointments, receive prescriptions, and access personalized care plans. The service supports a wide range of health needs, from primary care and chronic condition management to mental and sexual health. HealthTap emphasizes continuous care with features like unlimited texting with doctors and 24/7 availability, ensuring comprehensive and convenient medical support for individuals and families.
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Digital care programs for chronic conditions ​

(Remote patient monitoring, Case studies)

Who: Doctors On Demand ​
What: Doctors On Demand offers a comprehensive telehealth service, providing patients in Australia with 24/7 access to online doctor appointments via video consultations. This platform allows users to book appointments, receive prescriptions, obtain medical certificates, and get referrals from the convenience of their homes. The service aims to enhance accessibility to healthcare, reduce wait times, and provide immediate care for various conditions. With a user-friendly interface, the platform ensures secure, private consultations with registered Australian doctors, promoting efficient and effective healthcare delivery. ​
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Whole body digital twins for metabolic health​

(Simulation & simulacra, Case studies)

Who: Twin Health​
What: Twin Health leverages Whole Body Digital Twin™ technology to combat metabolic diseases such as diabetes and obesity. This technology creates a digital replica of an individual's metabolism, offering personalized guidance on nutrition, sleep, activity, and stress management through an intuitive app. By continuously monitoring real-time data, the program adapts to provide precise recommendations, which has led to significant improvements in reversing chronic conditions, reducing medication usage, and enhancing overall metabolic health. The success of this program underscores the potential of digital twins in personalized healthcare.
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Digital twins in healthcare​

(Simulation & simulacra, Case studies)

Who: Siemens Healthineers​
What: Siemens Healthineers is advancing the concept of digital twins in healthcare to enhance patient outcomes. A digital twin is a virtual replica of a physical entity or process, allowing for precise simulation and analysis. In medical applications, digital twins can personalize treatment plans, predict disease progression, and improve surgical outcomes by leveraging real-time data. This technology aims to humanize medical technology by making patient care more personalized and efficient. However, challenges such as data privacy and integration need to be addressed for widespread adoption.​
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Pioneering digital neurotherapeutics for brain Health​

(Simulation & simulacra, Case studies)

Who: MindMaze
What: MindMaze is at the forefront of digital neurotherapeutics, providing innovative solutions for brain health and recovery. Their portfolio includes the MindMotion™ GO program, which offers tele neurorehabilitation for patients with neurological conditions, allowing them to access therapy from home. MindMaze combines advanced motion analytics, cloud and AI technologies to create immersive, interactive experiences that enhance neurorehabilitation. Their technologies are deployed in leading centres worldwide, demonstrating significant improvements in motor, cognitive, and cardiovascular functions post-neural injuries and degeneration.​
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Augmented reality for manufacturing training​

(Simulation & simulacra, Case studies)

Who: PBC Linear & Magic Leap​
What: PBC Linear, a leader in linear motion technologies, partnered with Magic Leap to implement Taqtile’s manifest augmented reality (AR) platform. This collaboration addresses challenges like an aging workforce, high turnover, and lengthy training times. The AR solution provides digital work instructions, 3D models, and real-time remote collaboration, enabling new employees to become productive within days. This approach has reduced training time by 80%, saved substantial onboarding costs, and decreased mistakes and scrap by 20%, significantly improving operational efficiency.​
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Enhancing medical education with HoloLens​

(Simulation & simulacra, Case studies)

Who: Case Western Reserve University
What: Case Western Reserve University has integrated Microsoft HoloLens into their medical education program to transform how anatomy is taught. Using HoloLens, students can interact with 3D holograms of human anatomy, providing a more immersive and interactive learning experience. This technology allows for better visualization of complex structures and spatial relationships, which are difficult to achieve with traditional cadaver-based methods. The HoloLens application not only improves understanding and retention but also makes learning more engaging and accessible, paving the way for advancements in medical education.​
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Personalized Cranio-Maxillofacial surgery solutions​

(Simulation & simulacra, Case studies)

Who: Materialise
What: Materialise utilizes cutting-edge 3D printing technology to enhance cranio-maxillofacial (CMF) surgery. By creating patient-specific surgical guides, orthognathic splints, and implants, the company significantly improves surgical accuracy and outcomes. The process involves interactive planning sessions between surgeons and Materialise's clinical engineers using the SurgiCase software to design tailored surgical plans. These designs are then 3D printed to produce precise surgical tools. This personalized approach ensures higher accuracy in procedures, reduced operation times, and greater predictability compared to standard implants. Materialise’s solutions have been applied successfully in over 30,000 cases since 2006, demonstrating their efficacy in improving patient outcomes for complex craniofacial surgeries.​
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3D Printing for paediatric heart surgery​

(Simulation & simulacra, Case studies)

Who: SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital​
What: SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital utilizes advanced 3D printing technology to enhance surgical planning for infants with complex congenital heart disease (CHD). By converting MRI datasets into precise 3D models, the hospital enables surgeons to better visualize and strategize for intricate procedures. A notable case involved an infant with a rare form of transposition of the great arteries and severe subaortic stenosis. The 3D model allowed the surgical team to plan a successful neonatal atrial switch and other necessary corrections with confidence, significantly improving the patient's prognosis. This innovative approach underscores the potential of 3D printing in improving outcomes for complex paediatric surgeries.​
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