BioSerenity: an innovative solution and services to improve access to electroencephalogram examinations
A comprehensive solution with integrated services for collecting, processing, and interpreting EEG recordings to enable remote diagnosis: this is the system offered by BioSerenity, a telehealth company specializing in the interpretation of electrophysiology examinations. This significantly improves the speed of diagnosis and the management of patients suffering from chronic (epilepsy) or acute (coma, traumatic brain injury, stroke, etc.) neurological conditions.
The availability of EEG experts is indeed a critical issue. The average waiting time in France for a prolonged EEG examination varies between 3 and 6 months depending on the region. Furthermore, it is often difficult for patients, particularly in outlying hospitals, to access a specialist in the evenings or on weekends. This situation can significantly delay diagnosis and, more generally, affect the quality of care. Not to mention the increased length of hospital stays, which translates into a significant rise in healthcare costs. The problem can even become critical in intensive care, where rapid and accurate diagnoses are essential.
In this context, BioSerenity’s innovative solution seems particularly well-suited. BioSerenity uses a connected mobile device coupled with a telemedicine platform, which connects healthcare facilities needing medical expertise to the company’s network of experts.
The Neuronaute, a connected device
Specifically, the solution includes medical devices and services.
On the device side, there’s a single-use headset equipped with electrodes: no cleaning or maintenance is required. Very lightweight, it allows for extended wear (up to 72 hours) without discomfort for the patient. It is easy to use, even in emergency situations. It only takes a few minutes to install, even for non-specialized teams.
Next, a connected EEG amplifier (called “Neuronaute”) allows data to be recorded online or offline. Very easy to use, mobile, and compact, it can be used in healthcare facilities or directly in patients’ homes. Data transfer is handled via the BioSerenity cloud, which is HDS certified and GDPR compliant.
Finally, the BioSerenity Connect platform allows for real-time and continuous data downloads. This data is accessible via a secure network.
As for the range of services offered, it is particularly comprehensive. First, remote diagnosis: 30 expert neurologists, part of BioSerenity’s Neurophy network, can interpret EEG tracings 24/7. The result is an ultra-fast turnaround: the report is available in less than 3 hours—or even less than an hour in emergencies.
These specialists can also organize full-day sessions at a facility or provide training, setting up the equipment if needed.
That’s not all: BioSerenity can also perform long-term video EEG (VLD). Some patients require extended examinations lasting several hours or even several days. In these cases, the company provides a home-based solution with a small video unit mounted on a tripod and connected to the Neuronaute. The entire process is monitored by nurses and experts, with additional support from AI.
Benefits for all stakeholders
Finally, BioSerenity has a technical support team, available 24/7, which patients themselves can contact when needed. “We thus meet all the needs of patients, professionals, and healthcare facilities,” emphasizes Nelly Duran, Head of Customer and Patient Services.
Unique in Europe, this suite of tools and services offers numerous advantages for all stakeholders. Patients see their waiting times significantly reduced and have very quick access to examinations and diagnoses, whether in the hospital or at home. BioSerenity’s paramedical teams, under the authority of healthcare facilities, travel throughout France to patients’ homes. This provides patients with improved access to care.
Doctors, for their part, can rely on BioSerenity’s solution and services when they are unavailable, in the evenings or on weekends. As for healthcare facilities, they improve access to care for their catchment areas, reduce waiting times, avoid transfers, and enhance their overall efficiency. This allows them to focus their efforts on other areas, thus improving their public image.
Even the regional healthcare system benefits: the BioSerenity solution reduces inequalities in access to care and limits costs for the community by pooling resources.
Faster, safer, and more accurate diagnosis; improved quality of care; cost control; and reduced constraints: BioSerenity brings significant progress to the provision of care and the overall functioning of the healthcare system. A true breakthrough.
Already, 240 hospitals, like the one in Bourg-en-Bresse, have adopted BioSerenity’s interpretation services, and the feedback appears very positive.
It should also be noted that BioSerenity is beginning to offer similar services, combining technical equipment and “à la carte” services, in two other areas: cardiology (performance and interpretation of electrocardiograms) and sleep disorders (sleep apnea, in particular). Always with the same ambition: to meet the needs of the healthcare system with a flexible, adaptable, and efficient offering. This will help, in particular, to address the problems of skills shortages and medical deserts.
J.-C. L.
