The introduction of AI into solo or group practices can assist in completing administrative tasks, organizing information faster, and supporting effective, personalized care.

The post The Promise of AI for Independent Health and Wellness Practitioners: More Time, More Money, More Freedom appeared first on MedCity News.

What contributes to the stress and what BCBA employers can do to alleviate it

The post Experiencing BCBA Burnout? Why It Happens and Tips to Combat It appeared first on MedCity News.

Plenful has completed a $17 million Series A funding round, bringing its total fundraising amount to date to more than $25 million. The startup offers a software platform that automates the manual and administrative tasks that burden pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

The post Plenful Raises $17M to Help Curb Rising Levels of Pharmacy Burnout appeared first on MedCity News.

Mass General Brigham researchers conducted a study to learn more about the efficacy of large language models when used to draft responses to patient messages in the EHR. The results showed that these AI tools can do a good job at reducing physicians’ workloads and improving patient education — but also that these tools have limitations that require human oversight.

The post Research Shows Generative AI In The EHR Can Work Well, But Only With Human Oversight appeared first on MedCity News.

It can be tiring pretending to be someone you’re not. For many neurodivergent people at work, this is an everyday reality — and it’s burning them out.

The post Neurodivergent Masking: A Hidden Contributor to the $2-Trillion Burnout Crisis appeared first on MedCity News.

Implementing diverse and sustained strategies to empower frontline workers should be the cornerstone of any modern healthcare workforce management program.

The post Frontline Burnout in Healthcare: A Growing Crisis Demands Action appeared first on MedCity News.

It’s a complex, multifaceted problem that no magic bullet will solve — but more visibility into the data behind hiring and salaries for RNs may help. Here’s a look at how.

The post Nearly Half of RN Vacancies in 2023 Were Agency Staffing Positions: Three Takeaways for Employers appeared first on MedCity News.

Will American healthcare go the way of the banking sector’s consolidation into a handful of all-powerful titans?

The post Healthcare Docket: Feds and States Move to Curb Private Equity’s Takeover of Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.

At ViVE 2024, Tarun Kapoor — chief digital transformation officer at New Jersey-based Virtua Health — highlighted a conundrum he thinks may be the reason why AI hasn’t been able to move the needle when it comes to solving the clinician shortage.

The post The Healthcare AI Question No One Wants to Answer appeared first on MedCity News.

The psychiatric collaborative care model offers an opportunity to mitigate burnout by reducing the burden placed on primary care providers (PCPs) and more effectively supporting their patients with behavioral health needs.

The post Counteract Primary Care Clinician Burnout Through Psychiatric Collaborative Care appeared first on MedCity News.

WellSpan Health launched a virtual nursing pilot involving Artisight’s smart hospital platform. So far, WellSpan’s nurses “are loving it,” said Erin Langmead, the health system’s interim director of clinical informatics and physician informatics support.

The post How WellSpan Health Is Using Artisight’s Virtual Nursing Tech to Reduce Burnout appeared first on MedCity News.

The AI tools that radiologists need the most are ones that integrate their workflows and make it easier to access past images, said Dr. Jocelyn Chertoff, radiology chair at Dartmouth Health. When adopting AI to address their workforce shortage, hospitals need to involve clinicians early-on in decisions about what new tools to implement, she also noted.

The post Expert: The Killer App of AI in Radiology Is Anything that Boosts Workflow Integration appeared first on MedCity News.

At RSNA 2023, GE HealthCare announced the launch of a new AI suite designed to simplify radiologists’ workflows when reading mammograms and help them detect breast cancer in patients sooner. The new offering includes three AI tools made by iCAD.

The post GE HealthCare Launches New AI Suite to Catch Breast Cancer Sooner appeared first on MedCity News.

Knowing that many tech solutions end up being not as effective as health systems would have hoped, two health system executives gave examples of tools they believe have made a significant impact on staffing issues at their organizations. One is a wearable patch that continuously monitors inpatients’ vital signs, and one is a platform that allows providers to fill open shifts with local nurses.

The post Which Tech Solutions Are Actually Having a Positive Impact on the Workforce Crisis? appeared first on MedCity News.

Putting all the AI pieces into place effectively requires clarity of what organizations want to accomplish – and for much of healthcare, the Quadruple Aim remains at the very top. Although how to get there will look different, clarity on principles and values that will guide the development of what comes next is paramount to setting us up for years to come.

The post Fulfilling the Quadruple Aim of Healthcare with AI appeared first on MedCity News.

The most successful implementations of digital solutions offer value propositions on both sides of the equation — they create value for the patient and family, while also making the clinician’s job easier and more enjoyable by saving time and eliminating ancillary duties.

The post Digital Hospital of the Future Streamlines Care to Reduce Burdens on Clinicians appeared first on MedCity News.

San Francisco-based Plenful emerged from stealth on Tuesday. The startup sells a workflow tool that automates manual and administrative workflows for pharmacy technicians. In addition to its launch out of stealth mode, the company also announced that it has closed a $9 million funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners and signed contracts with more than 20 customers.

The post Pharmacy Automation Startup Emerges From Stealth With 20+ Customers And $9M Raised appeared first on MedCity News.

This on-demand webinar explores the impact of poor data quality and methods to improve patient data quality. It highlights technology that can improve workflows to help reduce workforce burnout.

The post Healthcare Transformation: Boosting Data Quality, Tackling Burnout, and Charting the Future appeared first on MedCity News.

The second quarter of 2023 ended with 309 active drug shortages, the highest total in nearly a decade, according to a new report from ASHP. One of the organization’s executives pointed out that drug shortages have two major impacts on health systems: they create a lot of extra work for the pharmacy department, and they force clinicians to make tough decisions about patient care that could potentially result in worse patient outcomes.

The post Drug Shortages Not Only Exacerbate Healthcare Burnout But Can Also Harm Patient Care appeared first on MedCity News.

The webinar, sponsored by Intelligent Medical Objects, will explore the impact of poor data quality and methods to improve patient data quality. It will also highlight healthcare industry employee burnout and how to improve retention.

The post How to Improve Poor Data Quality Across the Healthcare Ecosystem and Make Workflows More Manageable appeared first on MedCity News.

Providers just aren’t given the time it takes to build rapport and ask the right questions within the fee-for-service model. That’s why I left traditional medicine. Providers like me who now work in an employer healthcare model can truly help people versus treating them reactively.

The post Employer Healthcare Leads the Way to Happier Clinicians, Healthier Patients appeared first on MedCity News.

Iodine Software recently announced that it is expanding its relationship with OpenAI. By doing so, Iodine will integrate the latest GPT-4 language model into its existing AI technologies and datasets, specifically its AwareCDI product suite.

The post Iodine Software Expands Partnership With OpenAI, Adds GPT-4 to Its Products appeared first on MedCity News.

In Pickens County, Alabama, cardiac arrests are now treated differently. Instead of immediately transporting patients, local EMS now work cardiac arrests in the field for 30 minutes; if there’s no change, they call it a “death in the field” because they know they cannot get the patient to a hospital in time for life-saving care. Why? Hospital closures now mean there’s no hospital nearby.

The post Save Someone’s Life in 5 Minutes or Let Them Die in 30? appeared first on MedCity News.

I interview Punit Singh Soni, CEO of Suki and Niall O’Connor, CTO, Cohere Health to evaluate two areas where AI can have an outsize impact: clinical documentation and prior authorization.

The post MedCity Pivot Podcast: 2 Perspectives on how AI Can Soothe Burnout, Burden of Prior Authorization appeared first on MedCity News.

Laudio — a startup providing software that automates administrative tasks for frontline nurse managers — recently raised $13 million in Series B funds. The company’s platform helps managers complete tasks like patient rounding and schedule making more quickly, as well as provides recommendations on how to better engage staff members.

The post Laudio Snags $13M for Platform that Tackles Nurse Managers’ Burnout appeared first on MedCity News.

Many physicians, podiatrists, psychologists, and occupational and physical therapists are able to take advantage of the ability to be an independent contractor with little scrutiny. Those who oppose it when it comes to nursing fail to see nurses as anything but a tax classification; they don’t understand that trying to corral nurses back into a system of work that does not work for them will only intensify the nursing shortage by exacerbating the flight from the workforce.

The post It’s Time for Nursing To Return to Its Roots appeared first on MedCity News.

In addition to reducing workload, NLP and ambient voice technology can also improve the quality of care that clinicians provide. By analyzing EHRs and other patient data, NLP algorithms can identify potential health risk factors and recommend preventative measures.

The post Burnout Continues To Crush Clinicians, But Voice Tech and AI Could Help appeared first on MedCity News.

Hippocratic AI emerged from stealth, as well as announced $50 million in seed funding through a round co-led by General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz. The Palo Alto-based startup bills itself as the first large language model designed specifically for healthcare.

The post Meet the Startup Promising to Deliver the 1st Healthcare-focused Generative AI Model appeared first on MedCity News.

To truly solve provider shortages—and get providers practicing sooner—health systems and plans need to automate licensing, enrollment, and credentialing, so they can scale their provider networks and meet increasing patient demand.

The post Provider Numbers Won’t Rebound Until We Break Down Barriers to Practice appeared first on MedCity News.

Recognizing exceptional mental healthcare providers can lead to improved patient outcomes. Patients tend to have a better experience when they feel appreciated and valued. Acknowledging the efforts of mental healthcare providers can enhance the quality of care provided and, in turn, lead to better patient outcomes.

The post Recognizing Mental Healthcare Efforts Benefits Both Patients and Providers appeared first on MedCity News.