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How AI Is Bringing Patient Experience Back to the Forefront for the Medical Community

HIT Consultant

Michael Zacharski, CEO of Brand Engagement Network (BEN) When it comes to the patient experience, time isn’t on our side. The good news is that AI tools are ready to make significant improvements to the patient experience, especially when it comes to giving patients and clinicians their time back.

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Human-centered AI can improve the patient experience

Healthcare It News

And as panelists noted during a HIMSS Machine Learning and AI for Healthcare Forum session this week, designing technology with the user in mind is a vital way to ensure tools become an integral part of workflow. In ideal scenarios, for example, it's empowering doctors to spend more time with individuals.

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Patient experience: new perspectives on person-focused care

Healthcare It News

Feature More than ever before, healthcare organizations are working harder to prioritize the patient experience. Mere "patient engagement" isn't enough anymore. News The value of integrating in-person and virtual care The retail industry with its e-commerce boom has lessons to teach healthcare, says an innovation.

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NexHealth Nabs $125M for End-to-End Patient Experience Platform

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Today, NexHealth announced its $125M Series C funding, bringing the company’s valuation to $1B for its patient experience platform. The financing will fuel talent acquisition as well as the development of new platform features designed to streamline the patient experience. NexHealth API.

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4 Ways to Boost the Patient Experience Using Digital Check-ins

HIT Consultant

Burnout and staffing shortages plague offices nationwide, causing tasks to pile up and the lack of prioritization for patient care. Feelings of frustration can cause patients to either leave a doctor’s office before seeing a provider or go to a different one. Physician practices need to work smarter, not harder.

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Prisma Health saves $4M, and counting, with patient engagement tech

Healthcare It News

Prisma Health, the largest nonprofit healthcare provider in South Carolina, says that by integrating digital patient communications, it's decreased no-shows to the tune of $4 million in savings within the first two years. "As a result - we’re seeing more and more patients show up for their appointments."

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A Vote for Telehealth is a Vote for American Patients’ and Doctors’ Well-Being

Health Populi

Congress can’t agree on much before the 2024 summer recess, there’s one bipartisan stroke of political pens in Washington, DC, that could provide some satisfaction for both patients and doctors: bring telehealth back to patients and providers permanently. It is a critical time for the U.S.

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