AI is meant to have a synergistic relationship with clinicians rather than replace them, pointed out David McSwain, chief medical information officer at UNC Health, during an interview at HIMSS24. In his view, both humans and AI are fallible, but their errors are usually of a different type — so both should be working together to reduce the overall error rate.
UNC Health published a study showing that Laudio’s automation software saved the health system $5.4 million in annual nurse turnover costs. The startup's technology automates administrative tasks for frontline nurse managers — such as patient rounding, schedule making, and quality and safety checks.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
Executives from Geisinger and UNC Health discussed the most impactful ways they have deployed predictive AI across their health systems during a recent virtual panel. At Geisinger, these predictive algorithms are reducing avoidable emergency department admissions, and at UNC, they are helping to identify sepsis before it becomes severe.
UNC Health recently launched a pilot for its in-house generative AI app called Ava, which stands for “AI virtual assistant.” The app allows staff members to ask questions about the different digital health tools available to them across the health system, and it gives them concise answers about how to use the tools effectively. The goal is to prevent staff from searching through vast training libraries.
Here is a selection of recent executive hires, exits, promotions and layoffs occurring across the healthcare industry.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
UNC Health has partnered with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to open a new inpatient psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents. The partners came together because action is desperately needed to increase access to youth mental health services — research has found a significant link between the country’s shortage of mental health professionals and its rise in youth suicides.