In 2024, our nursing team embraced innovative technology by integrating the Epic Rover App into daily workflows for documenting skin conditions and wounds. This initiative, spearheaded by nurses Zabrina Fong, RN, BSN, CWON, and Sherie Domingo, BSN, RN, and Wound and Ostomy Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Jan Parks, RN, CNS, CWCN, COCN, empowers nurses to capture clear, standardized photos directly linked to the patient’s electronic health record (EHR).
By ensuring accurate, real-time documentation of wounds, nurses can better track skin integrity, enabling timely interventions and promoting collaborative decision-making among care teams. This proactive approach is instrumental in preventing complications such as hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs).
By seamlessly adopting the Epic Rover App, our nurses have enhanced consistency and precision in wound care practices, directly improving patient safety and outcomes. The app’s integration has standardized documentation processes, strengthened interdisciplinary communication, and reinforced nurses’ role as critical observers of skin health. These efforts, championed by our dedicated clinical nurses and CNS leaders, demonstrate our commitment to leveraging technology to optimize care quality and achieve better results for our patients.