This poster was featured at SAWC Spring 2024 in Orlando, Florida.
Authors: Rober D. J. Fraser, Rishabh Gupta, Kathleen Corcoran, Angela Graham, Shivika Singal, Kyle Lavergne, HebaTallah Mohammed, Amy Cassata
Introduction: A pilot study was conducted by CenterWell to enhance the quality of wound care using °ÅÀÖÊÓÆµâ€™s HealingIndexâ„¢, an AI tool using deep learning and predictive features to identify healing trajectories to flag deteriorating wounds.
Objective and methods: The pilot study aimed to identify wounds that exhibited deteriorating characteristics despite being documented as improving. A report then flagged the wound evaluations for further review by branch managers. 595 wound evaluations marked as improving were scanned by HealingIndexâ„¢ and 4.5% of the assessments were sent for further review. Additionally, an online survey collected feedback from clinicians and branch managers to assess their satisfaction.
Results:
- 52% of the escalation reports were confirmed by reviewing clinicians that the wound was deteriorating rather than improving.
- 33% of the escalation reports highlighted the need for quality improvement, such as additional education for the clinician on documentation.
- The home health staff reported 86% satisfaction with the overall experience, 86% believed the reports contributed to the efficiency of patient care and 86% believed the reports contributed to more effective care coordination.
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