Providing a continuity of care across multiple care settings

Abstract

A method of providing a continuity of care for a patient during transfer from a first care setting to a second care setting, comprising: a) receiving a plurality of Sub-Epidermal Moisture (SEM) measurements made at a body location on the patient, b) calculating a delta value by a difference between two of the plurality of SEM measurements, c) determining whether the delta value exceeds a threshold, d) indicating a current PU intervention for administration and continuing to receive a plurality of SEM measurements at a pre-determined frequency corresponding to level-K if the delta value does not exceed the threshold, and e) indicating a new PU intervention of level-N for administration and receiving a plurality of SEM measurements at a pre-determined frequency corresponding to level-N if the delta value exceeds the threshold, where N has a value greater than K.

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