CarePortMD retail health clinics at Albertsons grocery stores are now using the LumineticsCore™ (formerly known as IDx-DR) autonomous AI diagnostic system to detect a leading cause of blindness
(DOVER, De.) November 19, 2019 – Patients at CarePortMD retail health clinics at Albertsons grocery stores now have access to the diabetic retinopathy eye exam – but it isn’t an eye doctor making the diagnosis. It’s an FDA-cleared autonomous AI diagnostic system called LumineticsCore (formerly known as IDx-DR).
This makes CarePortMD the first retail health clinic to adopt this type of AI diagnostic technology, distinguishing Albertsons’ retail health offering from others in the rapidly growing space. Albertsons, the nation’s second largest grocery chain, added fiveCarePortMD clinics to stores in Delaware and Pennsylvania this past year.
“Artificial intelligence diagnostics like LumineticsCore (formerly known as IDx-DR) align seamlessly with our mission to increase the access, affordability, and quality of healthcare,” said Ashok Subramanian, MD, the CEO of CarePortMD. “We are proud to offer this service to our patients as part of our comprehensive diabetes care program.”
LumineticsCore (formerly known as IDx-DR) uses AI to identify patients with diabetic retinopathy and macular edema, common complications of diabetes and a leading cause of blindness. Experts recommend annual eye exams to catch disease in its early stages, but as few as 15% of Medicare patients actually do, according to a Diabetes Care study.
“Our goal is to ensure all patients with diabetes have access to the diabetic retinopathy exam so that we can improve patient outcomes,” said Michael Abramoff, MD, PhD, Founder and CEO of IDx (now known as Digital Diagnostics). “More patients are getting their healthcare in retail clinics, so there is value in exploring the space. We were attracted to CarePortMD’s care coordination model; it’s critical that results make it back to the patient’s medical home and are triaged appropriately. This is a great opportunity to do AI the right way together.”
The LumineticsCore (formerly known as IDx-DR) AI system is CarePortMD’s latest addition to an innovative care delivery model designed to provide patients with diabetes and other chronic diseases with more convenient access to care and physicians with more actionable data. CarePortMD captures and transmits patient vitals, LumineticsCore (formerly known as IDx-DR) exam results, and other important health information to the patient’s doctor.
“What I’m most excited about is that the retinal exam provides a rich source of information, helping to identify patients who are at highest risk for complications of diabetes,” said Subramanian. “If we catch these high-risk patients earlier, it can result in significant savings for the healthcare system and better patient outcomes.”