Artificial Intelligence
Nursing and IT
Artificial intelligence tools, combined with Internet of Things and RTLS, can help hospitals and health systems protect their staff members while optimizing workflows. This is the future of healthcare operations, says one chief nursing officer.
By integrating with practices' EHRs, the voice and generative AI tool can help reduce the need to manage drop-down menus and scrolling, reducing physicians' documentation time by up to 40%, the company says.
Interestingly, young physicians see more risk to it than their senior counterparts.
Also, North Queensland GPs have been using AI to increase registrations to MyMedicare.
Nursing and IT
As AI continues to evolve, the role of nursing informaticists in steering its integration into clinical workflows is becoming indispensable, says Penn Medicine's VP of digital health.
The simulated cybersecurity attack on an artificial intelligence-enabled system enabled participants to hone their information-sharing and incident response skills. It underscored the need to ensure secure-by-design products, said CISA's Jen Easterly.
Research teams work to prevent bias in algorithms by involving clinicians and partnering with established AI companies, says Dr. Alexander Ryu, vice chair of AI and innovation at Mayo Clinic.
ZeOmega uses AI to identify vulnerable patient populations and suggest ways to improve their health outcomes. Pravin Pant, the company's VP of advanced analytics, and Michael Gould, its associate VP of interoperability strategy, explain.
The Indonesian Ministry of Health has recently received the tech giant's support in its development of AI applications in healthcare.
That's according to the health system's CMIO and interim chief digital and information officer, who offers an overview of how – and where – he sees artificial intelligence and automation having the most potential.