Digital Diagnostics’ mission is to transform the accessibility, affordability, equity, and quality of global healthcare through the application of technology in the medical diagnosis and treatment process. This has been our foundation since day one and serves as our north star, inspiring everything from our values to our policies, to our procedures and processes.
At Digital Diagnostics, we create AI the Right Way® by leveraging cutting-edge technology to build innovative healthcare solutions. Our flagship product LumineticsCore™ (formerly IDx-DR) is the first FDA-cleared AI diagnostic platform that can detect and diagnose diabetic retinopathy (including macular edema) at the point-of-care, without a physician evaluating the images.
LumineticsCore received FDA De Novo clearance in 2018; however, the idea behind LumineticsCore had been in the making for decades. In the 1980s, Digital Diagnostics’ founder Michael D. Abramoff, MD, PhD, theorized that a computer could be able to mimic the way physicians think. He hypothesized that technology could be used to help patients suffering from diabetic retinopathy get diagnosed at an earlier stage and avoid blindness.
After decades of research, rigorous testing for safety, efficacy, and equity, and a pivotal clinical trial conducted in the intended workflow, LumineticsCore (as IDx-DR) was brought to market as the first autonomous AI diagnostic system in healthcare. As an autonomous AI platform, LumineticsCore functions without human oversight of the diagnosis, enabling it to make medical decisions without physician input, allowing for increased patient access and expanded offerings by non-eyecare providers.
Since bringing LumineticsCore to market, Digital Diagnostics has continued to work within the healthcare system to establish autonomous diagnosis as the new standard of care. LumineticsCore is now part of the American Diabetes Association’s Standard of Diabetes care and is currently being used to detect diabetic retinopathy and help prevent blindness around the globe.
By designing and deploying healthcare solutions that are safe, equitable, and accessible, we are paving the way for autonomous and assistive AI technology to become the new standard of care, ultimately increasing access to quality healthcare and improving patient outcomes.
Watch our Mission Video to learn more about Digital Diagnostics’ mission and our commitment to doing AI the Right Way.