Evidence-based practice is here...and it's effortless.
Galileo is the first technology designed to automatically collect amputee patients’ real-life activity data, then analyze and document it with minimal effort by the clinician.
Collecting accurate, objective data about amputees’ functional abilities in real-world conditions is notoriously difficult. Patient self-reports tend to be highly inaccurate, and clinic-based tests can be time consuming and rarely reflect typical activity.
However, clinicians need accurate information to decide which prosthetic components to apply and which K-Level to assign. And now, payers are increasingly demanding that O&P clinicians provide evidence of treatment outcomes to receive reimbursement of claims.
Having objective patient mobility data can provide these benefits:
- Supports clinical decisions
- Proves treatment outcomes
- Accelerates claims approvals
- Predicts how long components will last
- Integrates with other Orthocare Innovations™ “smart” products and components
Step by step, Galileo™ tracks every burst of speed and walk around the block a patient with limb loss takes, and that can make the difference between a K2 or K3 rating for many patients. Testing a patient before and after treatment can demonstrate any changes in activity level and provides excellent evidence of outcomes. Galileo reports also list the safe lifetime for the patient's components, based on actual usage.
Galileo™ provides objective, highly accurate documentation in four easy steps:
- Patient wears the StepWatch™ Activity Monitor for nine days, then returns it to the clinic.
- Clinician easily uploads the StepWatch™ data to Orthocare Innovations servers.
- Proprietary algorithms analyze the activity data.
- Clinician instantly receives an easy-to-use one-page mobility report.
Galileo™ utilizes StepWatch™ technology, the gold standard in physical activity monitoring:
- Developed with support from the National Institutes of Health
- Over eighty peer-reviewed articles recognize its accuracy
- Users range from the Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins University to the Department of Veterans Affairs
- Activity monitor of choice in pharmaceutical clinical trials
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