At 206-bed Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters (CHKD), in Norfolk, Va., artificial intelligence (AI) and pattern recognition software helps track controlled substances and detect diversion in operating rooms (ORs). The software also ensures ample inventory is on hand for surgeries and billing for medications is accurate.
This two-year-old initiative has brought a wide range of operational efficiencies and the ability to analyze outlier behaviors and events that