Digital medicine in the Village of the Future: launch of digital obstetric units in Udmurtia

The Village of the Future joint project by Sber and the government of the republic was recently presented in Udmurtia. The goal of the joint project is to make the countryside attractive and comfortable for people and make the agribusiness modern, high tech, and highly efficient.

One of the key infrastructure facilities of the Village of the Future is a digital obstetric unit. The project implements and pilots key solutions and technology by Sber's healthcare industry. Remote monitoring of patients' condition from SberHealth allows doctors to keep track of the health of Pikhtovka residents with chronic noncommunicable diseases in real time and respond to a possible deterioration in their health promptly. Every resident of the village and surrounding area can now use the SBER EAPTEKA medicine delivery service and gain access to a wide range of high-quality medication, including rare and scarce ones, having it delivered to the village or a nearby drugstore. AI-powered solutions by STC and SberMedAI make the diagnosis process more efficient, remove the burden of routine processes from doctors, and improve the quality of medical services in general.

Olga Golodets, deputy chair of the executive board, Sberbank:

"We strive to put our digital competencies at the service of people and society by implementing high tech services to maintain good health. We work in close collaboration with physicians and the medical community when designing our services and products. We are constantly improving, developing solutions using a digital approach, new technology, and artificial intelligence, based on a model of medical assistance delivery with people at the heart of this.

"The digitalization of healthcare will undoubtedly lead to qualitative changes in the provision of medical assistance and monitoring of health. The legislation still needs to be improved, but I am certain that the statistical data and positive feedback from doctors, residents, and regional leaders accumulated will enable us to expand the use of digital services in healthcare, improve the quality of medical assistance, and launch convenient and useful services."

Alexander Brechalov, head of the Udmurt Republic:

"We have piloted six products by Sber and are already working with SberHealth. I would like to point out that our experience introducing modern equipment and technology in Pikhtovka was a success. Next year, we will connect 24,000 patients to this product. I would like to thank the Sber team and Herman Gref personally for supporting this endeavor in Pikhtovka."

The new digital obstetric unit effectively monitors patients with chronic noncommunicable diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes. The system uses both a voice robot developed by STC Group, which calls patients and collects information about their health, and wearable medical devices that automatically collect, process, and analyze patient health data and transmit it immediately to a medical professional. If any abnormalities are detected, a specialist contacts the patient via the SberHealth app or by phone. The monitoring platform is already operating in over 38 regions of the country.

Voice2Med, another solution by STC Group used in the obstetric unit, is an AI-based product that enables physicians to fill out medical documents in real time, converting the doctor's voice into text. The solution spares medical personnel the burden of routine tasks, allowing them to focus on research and saving 22% of the time spent on filling out health records. The system has 98% accuracy in medical term recognition. The Voice2Med service is currently in use at medical institutions in 62 regions of Russia and is available for doctors in various specialties: radiologists, cardiologists, and surgeons.

The medical institution also uses designs by SberMedAI. The TOP 3 smart assistant for medical professionals helps doctors make a preliminary diagnosis. Based on the patient's complaints, the service uses AI to identify the three most likely diagnoses from 265 disease groups representing 95% of all possible diagnoses for Russians at their first visit to the doctor. The obstetric unit uses an algorithm for deciphering electrocardiogram data, which makes it possible to send an ECG taken at the unit to Votkinsk City Hospital and receive a reading and a solution for automatic completion of the ultrasound protocols in a matter of minutes.