Talking HealthTech 561 - Transforming Medical Decision Making: The Future of Knowledge Management in Hospitals
Oct 8, 2025
Declan Kelly, CEO and co-founder of Eolas Medical, discusses the pressing need for effective knowledge management in healthcare. He emphasizes the dual necessity of accessing both external evidence-based guidelines and internal hospital-specific information. The conversation dives into how AI and computer vision facilitate instant access to vital data, enhancing clinical decision-making. Declan also highlights challenges like balancing usability against governance and the importance of visual grounding to ensure trust in AI-generated healthcare information.
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Product Born From Hospital Frustration
- Olus began from a real problem in Declan Kelly's hospital where clinicians couldn't quickly find internal procedures.
- They launched the product in their hospital and then scaled it to hundreds of sites.
Computer Vision Preserves Document Context
- Olus uses computer vision to extract high-fidelity content from figures, flowcharts, and diagrams.
- Visual extraction preserves context lost by text-only LLM ingestion and prevents information gaps.
Govern Models Before Point-Of-Care Use
- Treat LLMs as one component in a chain that must be governed, validated, and integrated.
- Build regulation, privacy, and validation processes before deploying models at point of care.
