Publications by authors named "David Chi-Wai Wong"
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- Early warning scores (EWS) are used in hospitals to assess patients' risk of becoming worse, but their effectiveness and impact on patient management have been unclear.
- This study compared paper observation charts with a digital EWS system across four hospitals to see if the digital version led to more frequent observations of patients with alarming vital signs.
- Results showed no significant difference in the time to observe patients or other key outcomes, indicating that while the digital system was well-received, it did not improve the management of deteriorating patients.
Background: Clinical governance of medical mobile apps is challenging, and there is currently no standard method for assessing the quality of such apps. In 2018, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) developed a framework for assessing the required level of evidence for digital health technologies (DHTs), as determined by their clinical function. The framework can potentially be used to assess mobile apps, which are a subset of DHTs.
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