Smart Triage rapidly produces a simple and accurate risk prediction to prioritize care based on illness severity and reduce delays in treatment for children arriving to the hospital. This tool has been extensively validated in partnership with the University of British Columbia, Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau, Uganda Ministry of Health, and Kenya Medical Research Institute. Smart Triage combines a digital triaging tool with training for hospital staff on using the data produced from triage can be to drive iterative cycles of QI that optimize overall quality of care and reduce preventable child deaths.
People served
Critically-ill children arriving at a hospital and their caregivers; Health workers and hospital administrators
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Grand Challenges Canada and Wellcome