Nine health-tech companies that were part of the fourth class at the Cedars-Sinai Accelerator recently showcased their innovations at a “Demo Day” for investors, healthcare professionals and the media.

Participants in the Cedars-Sinai Accelerator program recently presented new technology to investors and healthcare professionals. The program helps entrepreneurs bring innovative products and services to market. (photo courtesy of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center)

The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator is transforming healthcare quality, efficiency and care by helping entrepreneurs bring innovative technology products to market. Representatives of the companies completed an intensive, three-month program under the guidance of Cedars-Sinai physicians and executives, and Techstars, an organization that works with entrepreneurs to cultivate their ideas.

The companies focused on diagnostic testing processes, interactive at-home healthcare monitoring, monitoring and management of medical devices, risk reduction of surgical complications, health system billing and collections, information for parents of babies in neonatal intensive care, medical device comparison and acquisition, doctor-patient interactions and documentation, and patient consent information and forms.

The companies included ALIS Health, which supports physicians by providing guidance in ordering appropriate diagnostic testing for patients; CardioCube, which provides at-home support to patients with chronic heart disease through a voice-enabled, interactive platform; Digital Medical Tech, which has created a platform to allow health systems to proactively track medical devices and equipment; and KelaHealth, which uses patient-specific information, along with machine learning capabilities, to identify potential surgical complications and offer specific recommendations to surgeons about steps to reduce risk and minimize potential complications.

Also included was MedPilot, which supports health system billing departments by using data science and behavioral targeting; Nicolette, which helps guide parents of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit in comprehending and following the care plan for their newborn; and Relatable, which uses cloud-based software to streamline how clinicians and healthcare administrators research, compare and acquire medical devices. Additional participating companies were Sopris, which uses voice recognition, natural language processing and machine learning to automatically translate doctor-patient interactions into clinical notes; and SureConsent, which helps clinicians, patients and hospitals by presenting patient consent information and forms in a user-friendly, secure format with video, animations and follow-up questions to ensure comprehension.

The “Demo Day” event was held in the Pacific Design Center’s Silver Screen Theater. For information, visit cedars-sinai.org.