Achieving SDoH Resource Equity in PICU Using an AI-Enabled Patient Navigator

Trauma care coordination in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), including personalization of resources based on social determinants of health (SDoH), is challenging for already strained healthcare providers. Patient SDoH data collection is inconsistent, fragmented, and lacks standardization during hospitalization, complicating resource allocation and usability for both patients and providers. We propose implementing AI tools to standardize SDoH data collection and enhance resource navigation for patients and providers during and after trauma hospitalization. We will use the RE-AIM Framework to initially evaluate the reach and effectiveness of the individual tools and overall process, including user-friendliness and the percentage of resource allocation and utilization.