Sentara Health invested $11 million into smartphones for its nurses, equipping them with HIPAA-compliant devices to streamline communication, increase time at the bedside and improve patient outcomes. The program has been going on for a little more than a year — and Amy Rosa, the health system’s chief nursing informatics officer, says the initiative is already resulting in increased efficiency, documentation accuracy and patient safety.
Idaho-based health system St. Luke’s is rolling out Ambience Healthcare’s AI platform across its enterprise following a successful pilot. The AI-powered scribing tool decreased clinicians’ documentation time by 39%.
A new report from Relatient, A Data-Driven Guide to Patient Access Succes, highlights how focusing on data accuracy and relevance can enhance the performance of healthcare practices.
Contrary to fears of clinician replacement, AI’s near-term potential lies in complementing human expertise, particularly by handling behind-the-scenes tasks that improve efficiency and precision. Here’s where we might see the most impact.
AI offers a number of immediate opportunities for pharmacies to change their operation through intelligent automation, freeing up pharmacists to provide their patient population with higher-value services like patient counseling and medication management.
As we look toward the new year, a key step is bringing together stakeholders to better understand how burnout can affect a person’s ability to engage in self-care and collaborative care — and how to develop proactive, person-centered solutions that get to the root causes of distress before they lead to detrimental disengagement.
As we all work to wrap up the year and enter into 2025, here are a few trends to keep your eye on in the coming months and beyond.
Zelis CEO Amanda Eisel shares her perspective on how the company is solving the problems of a fragmented health financial system to benefit all.
With these tools, therapists can reclaim their time, focus on their patients, and deliver the high-quality care that every individual deserves — all while maintaining the financial stability to thrive in their practices.
Many providers are still struggling to recover from the workforce crisis that emerged during the pandemic, two healthcare leaders said during a recent panel.
Despite AI’s growing ability to simulate empathy and even outperform humans in some areas of emotional awareness, can it truly replace human therapists and take the burden off the mental health care system?
The ability to reduce physician burnout is one of the most exciting things about AI, said CHAI CEO Brian Anderson. In his view, ambient listening AI could end up changing the healthcare delivery world in a similar way that the advent of the sewing machine changed the textile and fashion industry in the 1840s.
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
Meditech is integrating Suki’s AI assistant into more than a dozen rural health systems, including St. Mary's Healthcare in New York and Decatur County Memorial Hospital in Indiana.
By 2030, the U.S. expects shortages of 200,000 nurses and 124,000 physicians snd similar shortages are already being felt in the U.K. and elsewhere. Here's how to build and train a modern healthcare workforce in the age of AI
GenAI will help healthcare reach its destination of efficiency and superior outcomes, but we can’t lose sight of the need for human touch, quality interactions and data to navigate us forward.
Health systems need to leverage new approaches to healthcare staffing to make sure patients receive the care they need, when and where they need it.
The introduction of AI into solo or group practices can assist in completing administrative tasks, organizing information faster, and supporting effective, personalized care.