Cleveland Clinic Selects Twiage as the Winner of 2015 New Ventures Healthcare Challenge

Cleveland, OH, October 26, 2015 – Cleveland Clinic Innovations selected Twiage, a novel prehospital communication solution that enables Emergency Departments to triage incoming ambulances, as the winner of its prestigious 3rd New Ventures Healthcare Challenge at the 2015 Medical Innovation Summit on Monday. On Monday, Dr. YiDing Yu, Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Twiage, gave the winning pitch. “Nineteen million Americans will take an ambulance to Emergency Departments this year. For many, it will be a life-threatening event.” Dr. Yu described how a first responder can use Twiage to record video of stroke symptoms which can be immediately relayed to on-call neurologists or tele-stroke programs. “By advancing the prehospital timeline, Twiage allows hospitals to shave crucial minutes off hospital metrics, such as door-to-CT scanner and door-to-tPA times for stroke.” Designed to replace antiquated radio communication, Twiage is a comprehensive, interoperable prehospital communication system that delivers real-time situational awareness of incoming ambulances to busy Emergency Departments. Paramedics and EMTs can use Twiage's HIPAA-compliant smartphone app to capture stroke symptoms in video, EKGs for heart attacks, trauma scenes through photos, and record digital voice memos. By providing live patient data and GPS-tracked ETA for all incoming ambulances, Twiage helps hospitals accelerate treatment for strokes, heart attacks, and other critical emergencies, while...
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