Medical Centers Become More Efficient Thanks to Artificial Intelligence 



By Ashley Addington



The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently reported on a University of Maryland Medical Center robotics trauma unit trial and concluded that it freed up the staff for more important tasks.



The University of Maryland has had this technology into medical center since 2004. The University has placed mobile robots that are capable of delivering medication and taking tests to the labs. These new aids have become a huge help in increasing productivity and allowing nurses to have more quality patient interaction, according to Healthcare Technology Online story.



With automated delivery, the hospital cut this time down from 74 minutes to 30 minutes and it increased its reliability by 23 percent. This increased efficiency gave nurses 6,123 hours of their time back they used to spend tracking down or retrieving medications. Also, the cost of using the robots as the delivery method cut prices from $5.50 to $2.40.



The newest robot is at the center is called called TUG, the autonomous delivery robot made by Aethon.  



This robot uses a real-time tracking system powered by a support center in the cloud and creates a map of the hospital and sets up path guidelines.