Clinical Documentation

AI Partnership to Reduce Hospital Nurses’ Documentation Burden

May 17, 2023 - BayCare Health System and healthPrecision announced a strategic partnership to co-develop the company’s artificial intelligence (AI)-based Medical Brain platform, a clinical decision support solution aimed at reducing nurse documentation burden, improving patient care, and optimizing workflow efficiency. According to the press release, the...

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HCA Healthcare and Augmedix have announced a partnership aimed at accelerating the development of artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled ambient documentation solutions for acute care...

AI Shows Promise in Improving Orthopedic Surgery Documentation

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Research presented at the 2023 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting evaluated multiple clinical documentation modalities to determine the overall quality and how long each...

KS Health System Unveils Generative AI Partnership

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The University of Kansas Health System announced a partnership with health technology company Abridge to deploy generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology across over 140 provider...

UC Davis Health Launches AI Tool to Curb Documentation Burden

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University of California (UC) Davis Health and virtual practice management platform LiveCare Corp. announced the exploration of an artificial intelligence (AI) functionality that interprets care team...

Deep Learning Detects Allergic Reactions in Patient Safety Reports

by Jessica Kent

A deep learning algorithm accurately identified allergic reactions in hospital patient safety reports, which could help providers avoid medical errors and improve event surveillance, according to a...

Natural Language Processing Detects Social Isolation in Patients

by Jessica Kent

A natural language processing tool was able to analyze notes in the EHR and identify prostate cancer patients experiencing social isolation, revealed a study conducted at the Medical University of...

Provider Experience Impacts EHR Data Workflow, Documentation Time

by Jessica Kent

Providers in the emergency department (ED) who had more experience or training with an electronic health record (EHR) system completed EHR documentation faster than those with less experience, a study...

CMS Unveils Interoperability, EHR Clinical Documentation Changes

by Jennifer Bresnick

CMS has released proposed rules for Medicare that would make good on its promises to promote interoperability, reduce administrative burdens for physicians, and expand patient data access...

EHR Natural Language Processing Errors Bring Patient Safety Concerns

by Jennifer Bresnick

Speech recognition software that leverages natural language processing (NLP) to create clinical documentation has become increasingly popular among EHR users, but the potential for errors that lead to...

Google Pursues AI, Voice Recognition for EHR Workflows

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Google is recruiting talent to help develop artificial intelligence and voice recognition tools to improve the clinical documentation process and streamline EHR workflows, according to a report by...

Chatbots May Be Healthcare’s Artificial Intelligence Entry Point

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Chatbots and virtual assistants may offer healthcare organizations a low-cost entry point into the burgeoning world of artificial intelligence, indicates a new cross-industry survey conducted by...

NIH Preps National Launch of “All of Us” Precision Medicine Biobank

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The All of Us Research Program is in its expanded beta phase and is making strides in patient engagement and data capabilities in preparation for its national launch, according to program director Eric...

Can Social Media Aid Clinical Trial Recruitment, Disease Research?

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Using Facebook rather than traditional methods for clinical trial recruitment may save time and money, but could present patient data collection and demographic challenges, according to a study...

EHR Timestamp Data Can Help Monitor, Improve Clinical Workflows

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Organizations can use EHR timestamp data to improve clinical workflows by approximating the time it takes to complete common tasks. The data may be able to help providers with refining scheduling...

EHR Documentation Burdens Bring Usability, Satisfaction Declines

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EHR adoption rates among ophthalmologists are up to 72.1 percent, according to a survey published in JAMA Ophthalmology, but satisfaction is on the decline due to significant documentation and...

AHIMA Offers Clinical Documentation Tips for Opioid Abuse

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Substance use disorders (SUDs) are becoming devastatingly common as the opioid abuse epidemic rages on, but providers may not be creating clinical documentation with a high enough quality to use in SUD...

Natural Language Processing Could Translate EHR Jargon for Patients

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Using natural language processing (NLP) to translate confusing and complex medical jargon into everyday speech may help patients feel more in control of the information presented to them.  More...

EHR Scribes Save Time, But Do They Produce Accurate Health Data?

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Data Governance Can Help Improve Patient Matching Issues

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Better data governance is necessary to reduce duplicate patient records and improve the process for patient matching, according to a new study published in Perspectives in Health Information Management,...

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