Description
METHODS
This was a service improvement collaborative project between clinicians and information system engineers to automate interpretation of audiograms and predict hearing improvement with AI. A service improvement audit notification was filed with the Department of Medical Informatics (DMI) under the Chief Medical Informatics Officer’s (CMIO) office before the study began. The study aimed to develop an algorithm for automatic classification of hearing loss, which can be potentially integrated with our clinical audiometers and proprietary hearing software, NOAH, an integrated software system designed specifically for hearing health professionals and a unified system for client-related tasks. Once the algorithm was established, we approached a controversial problem statement on postoperative hearing improvement of patients who have undergone surgical repair of the eardrum alone (myringoplasty/Grade I …
