What you need to know
Hackensack University Medical Center is now the first hospital in New Jersey to implement the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, personalized surgical skills insights platform, C-SATS.
C-SATS, which stands for Crowd-Sourced Assessment of Technical Skills,enables Hackensack University Medical Center’s internationally-recognized surgical robotics team to securely track performance and continuously enhance their skills, with the goal of improved patient outcomes.
Hackensack University Medical Center has the largest robotic surgery programs in the New York metropolitan area and is highly regarded for advancing robotic surgical techniques and procedures both nationally and internationally. Hackensack University Medical Center’s surgical robotics team will utilize this innovative, new technology to elevate their skills.
More details about C-SATS
Utilizing the C-SATS platform, approved procedures performed at Hackensack University Medical Center are captured by an intraoperative video recording and then securely transmitted for anonymous and confidential evaluation by expert surgeons and trained reviewers who provide objective feedback on technical skills and technique. Using a unique combination of human insights supplemented by AI and machine learning, both qualitative and quantitative feedback is communicated to each physician through personalized dashboards.
The C-SATS program, which started as a six-month pilot in August 2018, has now moved into full implementation across all specialties at Hackensack University Medical Center.