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Here’s the most important breakthroughs and advancements we spotted in the healthcare technology space this week.
- EHRs Venturing In Spatial Computing: Epic systems is launching
Epic Spatial Computing Concept app, pioneering EHRs entry in spatial computing. Paired with Apple Vision Pro headset, it enables users to engage with charting, secure chat and In Basket workflows through gestures, voice commands and eye tracking. Additionally, it allows spatial access to patient data, clinical notes and lab results.
- Virtual Nurse Rollout: Following the success of the pilot program which resulted in 15% decrease in patient falls and 21% increase in patient experience scores related to nurse communication, WellSpan Health is expanding
its use of Artisight’s smart hospital platform with AI-driven virtual sitters and virtual nursing technology to more than 1,000 beds.
- C-Suite’s Focus On Digital Health: Hospital and health system leaders are looking
to dedicate additional resources to initiatives focused on digital transformation. For 95% of hospital and health system leaders, digital transformation ranks as a medium or high priority within their organizations. Notably, 67% of respondents anticipate an increase in their digital health technology budget for the current year.
- AI-powered Patient Assistant: Tufts Medicine is launching
an AI-powered digital personal assistant that will assist patients with determining the appropriate time and location to seek medical care. With it, patients will be able to initiate on-demand conversations with a clinician regarding their symptoms and transition to in-person care if necessary.
- Policy: U.S. lawmakers introduced
the bipartisan Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health IT (MATCH IT) Act of 2024 that aims to reduce patient matching errors by enhancing interoperability between healthcare systems and standardizing patients' demographic data. It also proposes the establishment of an anonymous, voluntary system to analyze patient match rates.
- Stats: Healthcare job growth reached
3 decade high in 2023. The health care industry expanded by 3.9% throughout the year, more than two and a half times faster than all other industries, which grew by 1.5%. This rate of growth in the health care sector has not been seen since 1991.
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What’s happening: In a recent survey
conducted by the American Medical Association of 1081 physicians unveiled an area of opportunity for implementation of AI in healthcare.
Key areas where physicians believe AI will be most beneficial:?
- Diagnostic Ability: 72% acknowledged the potential for AI to enhance diagnostic capabilities.
- Work Efficiency: 69% believed AI could significantly improve work efficiency within medical practices.
- Clinical Outcomes: 61% anticipated positive impacts on clinical outcomes with AI integration.
- Documentation: 54% saw AI as valuable for documenting billing codes, medical charts, or visit notes.
- Insurance Authorization: 48% identified AI's potential in automating insurance prior authorization processes.
- Discharge Instructions and Care Plans: 43% recognized the value of AI in creating discharge instructions, care plans, or progress notes.
The Future of AI in Healthcare: Contrary to the popular belief, inclusion of AI in your medical practice can take place in more than one way. While developing or implementing AI-powered software is the obvious choice, you can also choose to add AI to your existing healthcare software.
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