I interview Punit Singh Soni, CEO of Suki and Niall O'Connor, CTO, Cohere Health to evaluate two areas where AI can have an outsize impact: clinical documentation and prior authorization.
Only about half of physicians think their organization’s leaders are transparent, honest and make good decisions for patients and employees, according to a new report. To remedy this problem, the leaders of provider organizations must deploy more transparent communication lines with their physicians, as well as facilitate opportunities for physicians to nurture connections with their teams.
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.
Software company Feedtrail recently launched a clinician retention workgroup designed to streamline the process of connecting employees to positive patient feedback. The first cohort involves four providers, including Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles and Huntington Hospital in Pasadena.
Gender discrimination is felt much more in women physicians than it is in men, according to a new report. It found that two-thirds of the female physicians have experienced gender discrimination from a medical colleague, and 57% of them have experienced it from a patients. These numbers were 30% and 19%, respectively, for male physicians.
That phrase has been around for several years, but sort of became official in late 2014, when the Annals of Family Medicine published a commentary about the Quadruple Aim.
One study found that first-year residents in internal medicine spent 5-7 hours a day — about 40 minutes per patient — reading and entering data into EHRs. Another article urged healthcare executives to pay attention to physician complaints about EHR usability.
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.