Leading Orthopaedic Surgeons Launch Medtech Company OPCI
The company develops machine learning tools to support clinicians
Justin Green and Mike Reed, two orthopaedic surgeons based in the Northeast of England have launched OPCI, ‘Open Predictor Clinical Intelligence’ after developing OpenPredictor, a machine learning tool that predicts patient risk of post-operative complications to support clinician decision making.
Having developed an advanced knowledge of data science, the pair have spent the past several years training and testing the tool in the NHS. They have now founded OPCI with the goal of implementing the software in hospitals and developing further predictive software to support healthcare professionals.
OpenPredictor is currently being piloted in two hospital trusts in South Wales and OPCI has secured £600,000 in funding to support the new implementation projects and the further software development.
Justin Green spoke about the company’s goals,
As an NHS surgeon, I’ve seen that there are huge potential benefits for healthcare in the application of machine learning.
We believe that through responsible development, and strong collaboration with healthcare professionals, we can realise this potential and have a real impact on surgery waiting lists, patient care, and health outcomes.