Digital Heuristic Tools

Digital Heuristic Tools specializes in developing clinical decision support solutions designed to assist healthcare clinicians in providing optimal patient care. Their primary software, the Pre-Op Tool, is a web-based application created in 2010 that aids primary care providers in delivering standardized preoperative care.

The Pre-Op Tool focuses on:
- Preoperative Testing: Provides recommendations based on primary literature, consensus guidelines, and expert opinions to ensure appropriate testing is performed.
- Medication Management: Standardizes anticoagulation and antiplatelet management to reduce the risk of adverse perioperative events, such as myocardial infarction (MI) and postoperative bleeding.
- Cost Reduction: Minimizes unnecessary preoperative testing, achieving financial savings while maintaining high-quality care.

This tool is designed by clinicians for clinicians and aims to complement clinical judgment rather than replace it. It addresses the complexities of clinical problems and allows for the incorporation of clinical context into decision-making, thus enhancing patient safety and care efficiency. Digital Heuristic Tools is also developing an Anticoagulation Suite to further support healthcare providers in managing patient treatment plans effectively.