samedi 27 avril 2019

What An AI Medical Scribe Does

By Eric Scott


Necessity is the mother of invention. This holds true as the healthcare industry strives to give the best service it can provide to the community. Recent innovations have paved the way to create an AI medical scribe that is used by physicians today.

Paperwork is a nightmare for anyone who works on it. This is the also the case for these healthcare professionals. They have to do administrative work as part of the compliance with law regulations such as HIPAA or Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

Physicians was observed and shadowed by innovators who want to know how they can improve the current system. That is the EHR or electronic health records which archives digitally the medical reports and lab tests of the patient in real time. Their aim is to help lessen the administrative work these physicians do after office hours so they can focus their energy on their patients.

As they observed, they notice how burned out the healthcare professionals are during office hours yet they still continue on to do necessary documentation. Their cognitive must have been overused and exhausted from the continuous sessions they do during the day. Hence, they created this device to lessen the burden of this work. They are able to go home earlier than normal and to have a much needed rest.

This software is an application system which uses artificial intelligence. It helps healthcare professional jot down information regarding the results of medical tests on their patient. Its name already defines its main job which is to write the findings of the physician during consultation. It then aggregates all those for easy documentation.

It has voice activation so they would not have to push buttons anymore. It starts automatically. With a few voice commands like pulling up labs tests, it can do the required work with efficiency. They would not need to worry about the documentation part anymore. Hence, they are able to focus with the needs and care of their patients.

One advantage is that this is a learning system. Meaning, they do not have to update its data bank like the normal computer software regularly. It has an embedded program to recognize the medical jargons they throw along the conversation, even if it is said in short hand or acronym.

This benefits them greatly in two areas. First, it saves them time because they do not have to spell out what that particular jargon means or manually input it in the data bank. Second, it gives them and the institution cost savings for there is no need to spend additional money just to have a technician or the company provider upload a system update.

This is great and helpful to use because the focus and workflow they have going does not get interrupted. They are able to really work on what matters and that is the wellbeing of their patient. No longer does the patient need to wait just so they have the results from the labs. They are able to get it through this system with ease and at a faster rate. They can have a productive day at the hospital because this helps in increasing their efficiency.




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