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EMR implementation as a 'science'

Healthcare It News

Sharing initial findings from their latest region-wide survey on healthcare providers' experiences in using EMR systems, HIMSS's APAC managing editor Thiru Gunasegaran, who also served as panel moderator, noted that clinicians spend between five and six hours on average on the EMR system. "Complex cases require more time."

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Color Health uses OpenAI to develop cancer screening copilot for doctors

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Color Health, a genetic testing company, is using OpenAI's newest, less expensive, large language model to equip doctors with pretreatment workup expertise that could speed up prior authorization requests for cancer screening diagnostics and get patients into treatment faster.

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The Digital Doctor Is In: How AI Self-Triage Redefines Virtual Care

HIT Consultant

As patient needs grow more complex and healthcare systems strain under increasing demand, these innovative tools are poised to revolutionize how we access and experience medical care. However, this approach often falls short in addressing the root causes of unnecessary healthcare utilization and escalating costs.

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Roundup: AI helps health systems achieve goals as developers push innovation

Healthcare It News

Doctors are finding more time for patients each week at John Muir Health, according to its Epic electronic health record data. Also this week we are highlighting a new partnership that aims to push the development of AI to achieve autonomous operations in command centers by starting with the healthcare sector and new releases from AdvancedMD.

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Arizona agency's omnichannel approach to home health includes telehealth and RPM

Healthcare It News

Did you really want to leave the house to sit in a doctor's office waiting room? The pandemic fundamentally changed the way people view and wish to consume healthcare, and it showed us all that many conditions can be effectively treated from the comfort of home. We are also bringing back the house call.

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Even modest meds adherence can be financially transformative for health systems

Healthcare It News

With these insights, providers get an understanding of patients' physical health, pain and overall experience, and how these measures change over their course of care. This multimodal approach allows healthcare providers to meet patients where they are, using tools already available.

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Deep dive: A tour of all-digital Oklahoma Heart Hospital, where automation is the norm

Healthcare It News

Oklahoma Heart Hospital was founded in 2002 with the idea of being something truly different – an all-digital hospital with a heavy focus on the patient experience and the latest automation that would change the way healthcare is delivered. Doctors and nurses are happy. It's not just the doctors, nurses, caregivers.

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