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Most hospitals are not yet ready for LLM-based patient portals

Healthcare It News

Various capabilities have been incorporated into modern patient portals, including chatbots and digital twins, to maximise their potential for improving the patient experience. However, it may take a while for hospitals to apply the newer large language models to their patient portals.

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EMR systems shift nurses’ attention away from patients

Healthcare It News

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise has published a white paper on optimising the care pathway for better outcomes in hospitals. As hospitals become more automated, with the addition of digital tools and food delivery robots, patient expectations are increasingly creating a new issue of alarm fatigue for nursing staff.

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Why Avoiding Costly Coding Mistakes Is More Critical Than Ever

HIT Consultant

Hilton Hudson, MD, FACS, and CEO of HPC International In May 2022, a California doctor was sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for his involvement in a $12 million Medicare fraud scheme. His crime: performing unnecessary vein ablation procedures on patients, and using incorrect billing codes to receive larger reimbursements.

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Rise of Retail Healthcare: Challenges and Opportunities for Payers

HIT Consultant

Over the years, rural doctors who historically performed house calls have been replaced with regional physician groups and community hospitals that are owned and managed by large health systems with multiple locations. Nearly 70% of physicians now work for a corporate entity instead of private practices.

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3 Ways to Leverage RPA for Greater Value: Lessons from Healthcare

HIT Consultant

RPA improves document workflow processes by applying rules-based technology to eliminate repetitive tasks without the need for human interaction. Understanding the problem the technology is supposed to solve helps determine the workflow changes needed and how to effectively measure key process improvements.

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Financial health: Lean hacks to accelerate your recovery

CHQ Healthcare

Rhodes-Horsley says now is a great time to review and update your checklists, especially because many processes may have changed due to the pandemic. Many hospitals could benefit by updating their existing documentation to reflect all of the new changes and restrictions they have had to accommodate,” she says. Voice of the Customer.

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Physician Retention & Why It Matters With Douglas Farrago, MD | Ep. 39

Vie Healthcare

Together they explore the topic of his latest book The Hospital Guide to Physician Retention: Why Creating a Physician-Friendly Environment Is Critical For Your Organization’s Success , in more detail. As Doug notes, ‘’ (hospitals) … are losing doctors and they keep worrying about recruiting…. Douglas Farrago.

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