Digital transformation with clinical alerts and personalized care systems in an integrated value based model

  • 0Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG), Pasadena, CA, USA. dinh.l.nguyen@kp.org.

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Summary

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Kaiser Permanente Intelligent Navigator (KPIN) enhances patient portals using AI for better care navigation and user experience. This system improves clinical alerts and patient booking success rates, boosting satisfaction in value-based care.

Area Of Science

  • Health Informatics
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
  • Patient Engagement Technologies

Background

  • Patient portals offer self-service convenience but struggle with complex care pathway navigation and intuitive user experiences.
  • Integrating advanced technology is crucial for optimizing patient interactions within healthcare systems.

Purpose Of The Study

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of the Kaiser Permanente Intelligent Navigator (KPIN) system in enhancing patient portal functionality.
  • To assess KPIN's impact on clinical alert generation, care recommendations, and patient booking success rates.

Main Methods

  • Deployment of the Kaiser Permanente Intelligent Navigator (KPIN), a natural language processing-driven system, within the Southern California Permanente Medical Group's patient portal.
  • Utilized KPIN to generate alerts for high-acuity cases and recommend appropriate care offerings.
  • Measured clinical alert and navigation performance using Area Under the Curve (AUC) metrics.

Main Results

  • Achieved high AUC scores for clinical alerts (0.977) and clinical navigation (0.889).
  • Reported an adjusted successful booking rate of 53.68% with a low abandonment rate of 2.94%.
  • Observed an 8.63 percentage point increase in positive patient sentiment, confirmed by survey results.

Conclusions

  • The Kaiser Permanente Intelligent Navigator (KPIN) system successfully augments patient portals to improve care navigation and patient experience.
  • KPIN demonstrates significant potential within integrated, value-based care delivery models.
  • AI-driven enhancements in patient portals can lead to better clinical outcomes and increased patient satisfaction.

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