Yunghan Au

Current Research

Financial and Clinical Risk Evaluation of Pressure Injuries in US Hospitals: A Business Case for Initiating Quality Improvement

05/01/2019

Sheila C. Wang , MD, PhD;

Yunghan Au ;

This study evaluates the cost of treatment, impact of reimbursement policies, and clinical consequences of PIs for US hospitals.

This study evaluates the cost of...

05/01/2019

Wounds

Can Big Data Provide Predictive Analytics for Wound Trajectories?

Background: Accurately forecasting wound closure trajectories is difficult due to the incomplete knowledge of wound dynamics. However, the ability to predict wound trajectories would...

Marcon Laforet ;

Rishabh Gupta ;

Sheila C. Wang , MD, PhD;

Yunghan Au ;

07/15/2019

Quantitative Validation of the Impact on Reducing Pressure Ulcers/Injuries in Skilled Nursing Facilities Using a Smartphone App

Background: Pressure ulcers / injuries are a major problem for residents of skilled-nursing facilities (VanGilder, 2017). They are a key metric for quality of care and are not reimbu...

Amy Cassata , RN, WCC;

Sheila C. Wang , MD, PhD;

Yunghan Au ;

Rishabh Gupta ;

07/15/2019