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patient experience of the AI-enabled digital wound model of care

Source article: Multisite Implementation of a Digital Wound Model of Care: A Post-Implementation Multimethods Evaluation of Patient and Clinician Perspectives and Lessons Learned

Abstract: This study evaluated district-wide implementation of a digital wound model of care combining an artificial intelligence-enabled application with a virtual command centre across four hospitals and five community health centres in Australia. A post-implementation multimethods evaluation (January 2024-January 2026) of patients (n = 94), frontline clinicians (n = 75), and senior wound nurses (n = 9) and a product manager (n = 1) using surveys, semi-structured interviews and analysis of governance meeting minutes. Pa…

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Multisite Implementation of a Digital Wound Model of Care: A Post-Implementation Multimethods Evaluation of Patient and Clinician Perspectives and Lessons Learned

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The quick read

Between January 2024 and January 2026, a health district in Australia implemented a digital wound model of care combining an AI-enabled app with a virtual command centre across four hospitals and five community health centres. A post-implementation evaluation surveyed and interviewed 94 patients, 75 frontline clinicians, 9 senior wound nurses and a product manager, reviewing governance minutes to assess acceptability and perceived benefit.

The findings matter because they show high acceptability of AI-supported wound care in routine practice, with reported gains in communication, confidence and reduced travel, while also revealing that shared decision-making and clinician workflow integration remain unresolved. The study reports perceived effectiveness rather than objective wound healing rates, leaving long-term clinical and cost impacts uncertain.

Main points
  • Evaluation covered January 2024-January 2026 across four hospitals and five community health centres in Australia with 94 patients, 75 frontline clinicians, 9 senior wound nurses and 1 product manager.
  • Among 28 patient app users, 89% reported improved communication and 79% reported self-management confidence, with 63% citing improved condition understanding and 49% reduced travel as virtual care benefits.
  • Senior wound nurses rated the app highly for ease of use and continuity of care at 86% each, while frontline clinicians valued enhanced documentation consistency.
Gain

District-wide implementation of an AI-enabled wound app with virtual command centre produced high patient satisfaction and perceived benefit, including improved communication and self-management confidence among app users.

Problem

Only 59% of patients felt meaningfully involved in decisions about their own care, and clinicians reported implementation barriers including poor connectivity, time pressures and training burden.

The rundown

The model combined an artificial intelligence-enabled application with a virtual command centre and was implemented across four hospitals and five community health centres. The post-implementation multimethods evaluation used surveys, semi-structured interviews and analysis of governance meeting minutes.

Patient results showed 91% rated care as excellent or good, 93% agreed it was effective and 96% felt confident in their provider, while 63% cited improved condition understanding and 49% reduced travel. Senior nurses rated ease of use and continuity of care at 86%, but flagged connectivity issues and frontline staff flagged documentation benefits offset by time and training demands.

What this doesn’t fix

Evaluation relied on perceived benefit and satisfaction rather than measured clinical healing outcomes, and identified workflow integration barriers including connectivity, time pressures, training burden, and limited shared decision-making.

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