Physicians spend significant time outside of patient visits working on administrative tasks like writing clinical notes. Health systems across the country are turning to technology like generative AI tools to reduce the burden of documentation. FIERCE Healthcare
"What data do you have? Where is it located? How do you get to it? And is the data fit for purpose? Data doesn't need to be perfect to be useful. But you don't ever want to use data that's not perfect and not know it."Healthcare IT News
Heather O'Sullivan, Mass General Brigham's president of healthcare at home, said that the health system wants to move 10% of all its medical patients to the home. She argued that there is "no greater model of care for being patient-centric," and highlighted the care modality's ability to alleviate burnout for some healthcare workers. MedCity News
New care option allows remote treatment for non-emergency illness, including minor eye problems, respiratory infections, fever, allergies and other minor injuries. mobihealth news
In this episode, Vineela Yannamreddy, CIO of United Medical Center (UMC), a Not-for Profit Hospital Corporation (NFPHC), shares the thought process behind the successful implementation of over 200 applications at UMC over a span of six years, transforming the EHR, and bridging the legacy systems with contemporary solutions to make them functional. Listen now.
Extract 1: In this extract, Vineela Yanamreddy, CIO of United Medical Center, shares the thought process behind the digital transformation changes at UMC.
Extract 2: In this extract, Vineela Yanamreddy discusses the digital transformation efforts at UMC and importance of self-assessment.
Extract 3: Vineela Yannamreddy speaks about changing the mindset of leadership for success with digital transformation.
Close to two thirds (65%) of organizations reported health equity efforts having a positive return, and 83% report improved health outcomes. Health equity initiatives are starting to deliver value for health industry organizations and patients alike. EY
Despite the explosion of Generative AI (GAI) tools for both personal as well as business use many companies remain in the dark over how to implement and use GAI. LinkedIn Pulse
This article explores the transformative nature of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) in the realm of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, with a focus on the healthcare industry. It delves into the disruptive yet beneficial aspects of integrating GAI into CRM systems, demonstrating how GAI has the capacity to change the nature of CRM while ultimately improving customer service and contact. Real-world examples and statistics are provided to support the conclusion that GAI, while disruptive, is poised to revolutionize CRM for businesses of all sorts and is already and will be particularly beneficial to improving the customer experience in healthcare. Damo Blog
There is a considerable change in the approach to outreach from being merely reactive and providing “sick care” services to offering more proactive campaigns and touchpoints. This white paper presents how CRM can enhance patient engagement and boost patient flow for care management, preventive care, and wellness initiatives in clinical settings.
While CDOs and data leaders are excited about generative AI, they have much work to do to get ready for it. A recent survey of 334 CDOs and data leaders — and a series of interviews with these executives — reveals that companies have not yet created new data strategies or begun to manage their data in the ways necessary to make generative AI work for them. Despite excitement, companies have yet to see clear value from generative AI and need to do significant work to prepare their data. HBR
The nonprofit health system’s technology and services are helping people throughout the organization build AI applications efficiently and safely. MIT Sloan Review
The four hospitals—Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, Lakewood Regional Medical Center, Los Alamitos Medical Center and Placentia-Linda Hospital—are all located in California’s Orange and Los Angeles counties and combine for 858 inpatient beds. Fierce Healthcare
Virtual mental health company Brightside Health picked up $33 million in fresh funding to help propel its expansion into Medicare and Medicaid populations. Businesswire
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