Digital Decision Support Tool WoundPilot Tested in Primary Care Nursing: Could AI-Assisted Wound Assessment Improve Chronic Wound Outcomes?
247 Health News Editorial
·9 May 2026
·3 min read
·clinical-trialsBelgian researchers are testing WoundPilot, a digital decision support tool designed to improve accuracy and consistency in chronic wound care decisions among primary care nurses. The randomised vignette study aims to address significant practice variation in wound management.
Originally reported by ClinicalTrials.gov
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