Net Health has added AI-generated draft notes to its WoundExpert software, aiming to reduce documentation work in wound care while leaving clinicians responsible for reviewing and approving records.
The company announced the feature Nov. 10 for WoundExpert, its wound-care electronic health record. Net Health says the tool organizes visit details into chart entries. Clinicians can revise a draft and sign off before it becomes part of a patient’s medical record.
Net Health said entries can cover four chart areas: wound assessments, treatment notes, physician orders and wound-care procedure documentation. Images and measurements are captured through Tissue Analytics, another Net Health product. The company plans to add ambient capabilities to that product as well.
Net Health estimates the feature can provide clinical detail for healing-trajectory and revenue reporting in about half the time. The announcement did not give a comparison point for that estimate.
The company also plans two additional tools, with availability dates to be announced later. Chart Summary would draw on a patient’s notes, measurements and care-plan changes from several months to produce four types of summaries. Chart Audit would check documentation before a claim is created and send proposed corrections to clinicians and billers.
Patrick Rooney, Net Health’s interim CEO, said wound-care software needs to fit the specialty’s clinical workflows. John Gresham of Net Health said missing documentation can surface as denied claims months after treatment. He cited tighter reimbursement and more audits as reasons providers need complete records.
The company describes its specialty-care work as spanning over three decades and says it serves more than 34,000 health care organizations. The company has not said when Chart Summary or Chart Audit will be available.
