No Financial Times de 27 de Janeiro último encontrei o artigo, "Patient monitoring - Al fridges cut readmissions to hospital in NHS pilot":
"A pilot scheme using artificial intelligence in kettles and fridges to monitor discharged hospital patients in England has reduced unplanned readmissions by 77 per cent, its creators have said.
The Onward Care scheme, developed in partnership with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust in south-east England, is the first of its kind to be used in the health service.
"Al is here to work with us," said Jenny Ricketts, deputy chief operating officer for the trust. "Not to do the job for us. People, especially the elderly, like human contact. The Al just makes it easier for us to do that."
The system operates by linking AI electronic sensors on kettles and fridges to detect changes in drinking and eating patterns. Variances are then flagged with a member of the Onward Care programme who can arrange help.
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Adrian McCourt, managing director of the Onward Care service, said the pilot had supported about 140 people at home for 12 weeks after they were discharged from hospital.
He estimated that on average 40 per cent of "frail" patients who may not have fully recovered are readmitted to hospital within six months of being discharged. Under the pilot, he said, this figure has been reduced by 77 per cent. A box similar to Amazon's Alexa voice assistant is put in people's homes. Data is fed into a central dashboard.
"If a patient's behaviour is changing we get a notification which prompts us to investigate," McCourt said. "We also have sensors on fridges and kettles, which we use to understand whether hydration and nutrition is changing."
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