Situation: Our client was interested understanding the current practices adopted by healthcare institutions and clinics to track ureteral stents within patients. The goal of the project was to identify trends in digital healthcare solutions by interviewing insurance payers and clinic directors for the need for a digital software solution to track implants, as well as to identify potential commercialization partners.
Action: The scope of the study included 15 industry expert interviews and extensive secondary research, online discussion forum engagement, surveys and final report synthesis and analysis.
Result: Based on the key findings, The SearchLite discovered that there is no organized system currently employed in the market for patients and clinicians to track retained ureteral stents. Moreover, several complications arise due to extended retained stents as a consequence of missed follow up by the patient. New software applications face resistance to adoption due to ergonomic limitations as well as industry inertia to new technologies. Pilot studies are very useful to demonstrate effectiveness of a new technology. Endorsements from larger healthcare organizations also help the likelihood of insurance companies to adopt these technologies into their insurance coverage policies.
