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Implementing artificial intelligence\u2013powered digital wound care solutions (DWCSs) offers an opportunity to enhance wound care programs by improving scalability and effectiveness through better monitoring and risk identification.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This study assessed clinical and operational outcomes across 14 home health branches that adopted a DWCS, comparing pre- and postadoption data and outcomes with 27 control branches without the technology.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n This pre-post comparative study analyzed clinical outcomes, including average days to wound healing, and operational outcomes, such as skilled nursing (SN) visits per episode (VPE) and in-home visit durations, during two 7-month intervals (from November to May in 2020-2021 and 2021-2022). Data were extracted from 14,278 patients who received wound care across adoption and control branches. Projected cost savings were also calculated based on reductions in SN visits.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n The adoption branches showed a 4.3% reduction in SN VPE and a 2.5% reduction in visit duration, saving approximately 309 staff days. In contrast, control branches experienced a 4.5% increase in SN VPE and a 2.2% rise in visit duration, adding 42 days. Healing times improved significantly in the adoption branches, with a reduction of 4.3 days on average per wound compared to 1.6 days in control branches (P<.001); pressure injuries, venous ulcers, and surgical wounds showed the most substantial improvements.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Integrating digital wound management technology enhances clinical outcomes, operational efficiencies, and cost savings in home health settings. A reduction of 0.3 SN VPE could generate annual savings of up to US $958,201 across the organization. The adoption branches avoided 1187 additional visits during the study period. If control branches had implemented the DWCS and achieved similar outcomes, they would have saved 18,546 healing days. 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