Findings Presented at SPAQI Show C8 Health AI Platform Drives Nearly 10% Increase in Perioperative Glucose-Testing Compliance

NEW YORK, March 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- C8 Health, the first best practices implementation platform for clinical teams, announced today the presentation of data based on an ongoing prospective observational study at the Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI), demonstrating that use of its AI-enabled platform was associated with a significant improvement in perioperative glucose management (PGM) compliance.

PGM is a process that dictates appropriate timing for glucose testing in the perioperative timeframe, as well as the appropriate management based on blood glucose levels. Adherence is consistently associated with lower rates of surgical site infections (SSI); however, sustained clinician-level adherence has proven difficult to achieve at scale.

The evaluation, conducted at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB Health), assessed whether providing clinicians with individualized, AI-driven performance feedback could improve adherence to this evidence-based practice under real-world conditions.

Over a three-month period, the department achieved an approximate 9.1% absolute increase in PGM compliance, correlating to an estimated $773K in projected annual savings from reduced SSIs. The improvement directly correlates to the use of the C8 Health system: C8 users at UTMB Health had approximately a 20% absolute increase in compliance compared to non-users.

"Healthcare systems already know which processes reduce complications like surgical site infections, however they lack the proper tools to drive consistent and sustainable compliance with these processes," said Dr. Ido Zamberg, MD, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of C8 Health. "What makes C8 Health different is that we do not stop at measurement. We combine personalized performance feedback with institutionally vetted guidance so clinicians can take immediate, actionable steps to improve compliance without administrative burden."

"PGM is an important part of reducing surgical site infections," said Dr. Brian Masel, MD, Director of Anesthesia Quality at UTMB and senior author of the study. "The challenge is the growing number of complex protocols clinicians are expected to execute reliably. When performance feedback was paired with direct access to our institution's vetted guidance at the point of care, adherence improved substantially."

The intervention combined an in-app dashboard displaying individual and departmental compliance, summaries highlighting trends and drivers, and individualized notifications comparing each clinician's performance against prior periods and departmental goals.

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