New data collected on NICU babies could improve treatment, detect problems

AUSTIN (KXAN) — New equipment has been installed in local hospital rooms to improve health care for premature babies.
The Seton Healthcare Family and Dell Medical School at UT Austin are teaming up to collect and utilize medical information that, until now, has lived on a patient’s medical chart.
“We’re calling it the neo-natal data warehouse,” said Michael Minks, chief information officer with Seton Healthcare Family.
Special monitors were added to two Se