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Applying Artificial Intelligence to Predictive Analytics Can Save Lives

By Shalini Sahai for For the Record What better time in history to challenge the medical community to find better ways to manage life-threatening diseases than during a pandemic? My recent work in this area focuses on leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) across the continuum of hospital admissions, laboratory tests, diagnosis, pharmacy, therapeutics, and suggested treatments…

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9 recent studies that show the potential of AI in healthcare

By Hannah Mitchell for Becker’s Hospital Review Artificial intelligence‘s role in healthcare is growing and has the potential to mitigate common difficulties in the industry. The following artificial intelligence articles were published by Becker’s Hospital Review this week: AI can use wireless signals to reduce errors in self-administered medication Errors in self-administered medication can be mitigated by…

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The physician specialties that spend the most, least time in the EHR: 3 study insights

By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review While there is substantial variation in time spent on the EHR based on physician specialty, physicians practicing gastroenterology and internal medicine are most active in the electronic systems, according to an April 5 study published in the Journal of American Medical Association. A team of researchers led by New…

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Molding Tomorrow’s HIT Professionals

By Susan Chapman, MA, MFA, PGYT for For the Record As the health care industry continues to evolve, an important question has come to the forefront: How is higher education addressing the demands and changes while also producing prospective employees who will become reliable contributors upon graduation? Addressing Industry Demands Peter Winkelstein, MD, Kaleida Health’s…

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Researchers underestimated the toll of EHR-related clinician burnout, study finds

By Hannah Mitchell for Becker’s Hospital Review The informatics community did not accurately predict the major role EHRs would play in the clinician burnout crisis today, according to a study published Feb. 15 in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. In 2009, the American Medical Informatics Association met to discuss possible consequences associated…

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Workload fatigue is harming radiology residents’ reporting, declining as the hours, days elapse

By Matt O’ Connor for Health Imaging Diagnostic imaging utilization has increased dramatically over the past few decades, burdening radiologists with heavier workloads and higher burnout rates. This effect has trickled down to residents, as fatigue decreases the quality of their reporting throughout the workday and week. From 1999 to 2010, CT use increased by…

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11 medical record snooping cases in 2020

Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review Eleven hospitals and health systems reported instances of EHR snooping by their employees this year, resulting in terminations and other disciplinary actions. HHS’ HIPAA privacy and security rules require hospitals and health systems to invoke sanctions against staff members who violate privacy and security policies such as EHR snooping. However, the…

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Cover the Revenue Cycle From All Corners

By Susan Chapman for For the Record Health care organizations are increasingly adopting revenue integrity (RI) programs, which, as defined by the National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity, are valuable to “prevent recurrence of issues that can cause revenue leakage and/or compliance risks through effective, efficient, replicable processes and internal controls across the continuum of…

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15 innovation leaders’ most interesting thoughts on health IT in 2020

By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review The pandemic has spurred innovation in the health IT space during 2020, as hospitals and health systems find new ways to optimize workflows, use data to improve care delivery and connect patients to healthcare providers virtually. Below are 15 quotes about innovation in health IT that hospital and…

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‘IT needs to run like magic’: How 3 CIOs expect department collaboration to change over the next year

By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review Healthcare has entered a period of rapid innovation spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving functions such as IT department collaboration taking on new virtual approaches and increased responsibilities among other divisions and executives. Here, three CIOs from hospitals and health systems across the country share their predictions for…

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