Curtis Kennedy, MD, PHD, a practicing physician at Texas Children’s Hospital wants to ignite a conversation around the future of healthcare based on real world needs: I am a physician that cares for children with severe, life-threatening conditions. I work in a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), where my job is helping children survive when…
DetailsThe saying in clinical documentation goes if you didn’t document it, you didn’t do it and if you didn’t do it, you can’t bill for it. Physicians today face increased pressure to produce more accurate, complete and compliant clinical documentation while simultaneously maintaining their focus on patient care and satisfaction. However, without better clinical documentation processes…
DetailsAs we know, when it comes to technology, doctors are from Venus and technologists are from Mars. So, it is commendable that Dr. Anthony Chang, the organizer of the AI in Medicine Conference, was able to get both in the same orbit in impressive numbers from countries around the world. As a result, outsiders from a wide range of…
DetailsResearchers at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston are prototyping using Amazon Alexa, the AI-powered digital assistant, as a way for patients to check their room number or find out their daily care plan. John Halamka, CIO at BIDMC has said his team is conducting extensive early work with the Alexa app,…
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