Predictive Healing Scores for DFUs: Flagging Non-Healing Wounds Before the Limb Clock…

A DFU that isn't 50% smaller by week four probably won't heal on the current plan. Most charts only surface that fact in hindsight — after the debridement escalations, after the infection, sometimes after the amputation. WoundScribe's predictive healing score turns each visit's measurement into a forward-looking signal so the DPM can change course while the limb clock still has time.

How the trajectory curve works

Every time you Point-n-Capture a wound, area and depth land in the wound healing software as structured data — not a free-text note. The healing agent plots that series against expected trajectories for wound type, etiology, and comorbidity load, then scores the wound as on-track, slowing, or stalled.

What the DPM sees

• A single trajectory curve per wound with expected-vs-actual overlay.
• An escalation flag when the wound crosses into stalled territory — before the four-week threshold, not after.
• Suggested next-step prompts: reassess offloading, culture, vascular workup, CTP candidacy under current LCD.
• Panel view across the whole DFU caseload so the clinic can triage the highest-risk feet first.

Why predictive beats retrospective

Retrospective reporting tells you an amputation happened. A predictive score tells you which patient on next Tuesday's schedule is trending toward one, so the plan changes at that visit. Combined with concurrent coding from the AI scribe for wound care, the escalation is documented, defensible, and billable the moment it's made.

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