An announcement made yesterday by The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with British tech company DeepMind, will see the development of an ‘app’ called Streams to alert doctors to test results immediately when a patient is at risk of becoming seriously ill with AKI. Streams will also provide the clinician with all the information they need to take action.
Richard Fluck, Chair of Think Kidneys AKI programme
“I am delighted to see the way in which this app has been developed. Think Kidneys has been raising awareness of AKI and the importance of early detection to save lives and reduce suffering and cost. AKI can develop very rapidly and real time information through the app will undoubtedly have a massive impact on how soon treatment can start and more serious complications averted. We will be very keen to see the impact the app has as it is rolled out and how technology can advance healthcare”
Chris Laing, Consultant Nephrologist, Associate Medical Director at The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and Co-Chair of the Think Kidneys Education Workstream has been involved in the development of the Streams app.
“We are very excited to be working on an acute kidney injury treatment application with DeepMind Health. Through this project we will be utilising the National AKI detection algorithm on a mobile electronic health record platform to rapidly triage and treat cases. There is great innovation in the use of technology in AKI treatment throughout the country and we are delighted to be part of this National improvement effort.’