Infectious Disease Connect provides telemedicine and decision‑support software that links hospitals with board‑certified infectious disease specialists, antimicrobial stewardship experts, and infection‑prevention teams. By delivering real‑time, evidence‑based therapy guidance and virtual stewardship alerts through its ILÚM Insight® platform, the service reduces patient transfers, shortens lengths of stay, and lowers antibiotic use, helping health systems improve outcomes and control costs.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Hospitals and health systems often lack immediate access to academic-level infectious disease (ID) specialists, leading to unnecessary patient transfers, higher rates of hospital‑acquired infections, longer lengths of stay, and suboptimal antimicrobial use.
Solution
Infectious Disease Connect delivers telemedicine‑based ID services that connect hospitals with board‑certified ID physicians, antimicrobial stewardship experts, and infection‑prevention teams. Through a secure, cloud‑hosted decision‑support platform (ILÚM Insight® and ILÚM Inform), clinicians receive real‑time recommendations, guideline updates, and patient‑specific therapy guidance. The service reduces the need for patient transfers, shortens hospital stays, and lowers antibiotic utilization while providing continuous infection‑control oversight. By integrating with existing hospital workflows, the solution extends academic expertise to community settings without requiring on‑site specialists.
Target Audience
Primary customers are hospitals and health systems seeking to augment their infectious disease capabilities, including physicians, pharmacists, infection‑preventionists, and administrators responsible for patient outcomes and cost management.
Features
- Tele‑ID consultations via video and integrated electronic health record (EHR) access for rapid specialist input
- Virtual antimicrobial stewardship program with real‑time prescribing alerts and guideline‑based recommendations
- Tele‑infection prevention and control support, including outbreak management and policy review
- ILÚM Insight® clinical decision‑support software delivering evidence‑based therapy suggestions and analytics
- Data‑driven reporting on transfers avoided, length‑of‑stay reductions, and antibiotic usage metrics
- Secure, HIPAA‑compliant communication platform with audit trails for compliance and quality monitoring