Theme 1: Bridging Community and Acute Care
APPROACH
My Heart + Chronic Kidney Disease Decision Kit
Lead:
Matthew James
Co-Lead:
Stephen Wilton
Team Member:
Todd Wilson
INNOVATION STAGE
Proof of Concept
Health Innovation Focus
Chronic Disease
Population and Setting
Adults
Technology and Intervention
Data Modelling, Platform and Dashboard Visualization
BENEFITS
For Users
For Physicians: It optimizes appointment time by collecting data in advance, allowing appointments to focus on actionable insights and personalized care.
For The System
Reduced Hospitalizations and Costs: By avoiding unnecessary procedures, the tool supports better health outcomes and reduces healthcare costs.
Enhanced Clinical Practice: Embedding the tool in clinical workflows promotes consistent, patient-centered care and shared decision-making across healthcare settings.
Improved Health Outcomes: By aligning treatments with patient priorities, the tool contributes to improved quality of life and potentially extended survival for CKD patients.
Project Theme Information
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) face complex challenges when undergoing heart disease tests and treatments, which carry unique risks for this population. Many CKD patients lack the information needed to make informed, personalized choices about these procedures, potentially resulting in hospitalizations, reduced quality of life, and decreased survival. Effective communication of individualized risks and benefits is crucial to support decision-making based on each patient’s values and needs.
This tool is a shared decision-making (SDM) aid designed specifically for CKD patients facing decisions about heart disease tests and treatments. It provides personalized benefit-risk information, enabling patients and healthcare providers to engage in informed, collaborative decision-making that respects patient values.
The decision aid allows patients to explore two treatment options, displaying potential outcomes for each choice through probability data, icon arrays, and clear text explanations. It includes a values-ranking feature, where patients can express their preferences for different life outcomes, helping to align decisions with their unique priorities. By visually representing options and integrating patient values, the tool strengthens shared decision-making between patients and providers.
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