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PERICALM SHOULDER SCREEN™
Shoulder Screen is a patented software tool to assess the risk of shoulder dystocia with permanent injury. The algorithm is based on anthropometric maternal and fetal characteristics. Depending upon preferred thresholds, its detection rates between 44.8% and 61% could translate to multimillion dollar savings for large hospital systems or insurers.
Key Benefits
- Assesses risk of shoulder dystocia with injury at or before the onset of labor
- Uses easily available measures
- Has shown improved detection rates with a relatively small increase in the rate of cesarean
- Enables clinical teams to communicate risk graphically to patients when recommending a course of action
- Provides institutions with the ability to select appropriate thresholds for their respective practices
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“Clinical and risk management challenges in the specialty have prompted PeriGen to accelerate the availability of PeriCALM Shoulder Screen. The accessibility and ease of use via the Internet will enable hospitals and physicians to work together to improve outcomes and increase patient safety.” - Dr. Emily Hamilton, SVP of Clinical Research, PeriGen
Key Features:
- Risk assessment can be performed from 36 weeks of gestation onward
- Web-based
- HIPAA compliant
- Accessible from the physician’s office or from the hospital
- Easy to use, print and save
- Reporting capability
- Provides links to useful information
Applications:
- Prospectively at the office
- Retrospectively in quality review
Program 1: Click here to view a program on the development of PeriCALM Shoulder Screen.
Program 2: Click here to view the practical applications of PeriCALM Shoulder Screen.
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