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WellSpan Health expands AI-powered clinical documentation applications at scale

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WHY IT MATTERS DAX Copilot is currently the only fully embedded ambient documentation tool currently operational within Epic electronic health records and has more than 55 healthcare organizations using it, Nuance said in the announcement. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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EHR documentation burdens increasing with virtual care expansion, says study

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A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network compared patient messaging among ambulatory physicians before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, finding they were mostly documenting visits and not messaging patients. Outside of PSHs, their time spent documenting in the EHR increased from 4.29

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Here's what primary care clinicians say they need to effectively implement telehealth

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Primary care providers in New York City, one of the U.S. With patients afraid to seek care in person and social distancing necessitating as little face-to-face contact as possible, many clinicians pivoted to telehealth – some with more success than others. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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The successes – and pitfalls – of using telehealth for home-based primary care

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Home-based primary care allows individuals with chronic conditions – especially older people – to stay in their homes longer, reducing hospitalization rates and improving quality of life. " Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Telehealth, hybrid care adding to physicians' EHR workload

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While telehealth alone doesn't appear to add significantly to a primary care physician's workload, mixing modalities – telehealth and in-person hybrid care environments – led to a 6% increase in time spent with documentary and EHR work, new research shows. more medical record review minutes.

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Ambient documentation with Epic helps reduce clinician burnout at Monument Health

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"All organizations are looking for ways to engage the patient, and adopting ambient documentation is the first step to not only engaging but also improving upon their experience." So when the Nuance account team approached me about introducing ambient clinical intelligence into the documentation workflow, I was all for it.

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Suki partners with Amwell on telehealth AI

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THE LARGER TREND In August, Cerner added Suki's ambient voice technology to complete documentation with bidirectional sync and in September partnered with MEDITECH to integrate Suki Assistant into the company's Expanse EHR. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Enterprise Taxonomy: