clinical AI
When implementing AI-powered assistants and ambient technologies, it is essential to know if what you are buying is an actual assistant and if it has features beyond just clinical documentation, says Punit Soni, founder and CEO of Suki.
The struggle is that "you can't just plop something in the middle of a system even though it has good effectiveness and expect people to change their behavior or trust it," says Dr. Cole Zanetti at Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
If organizations are more transparent with clinicians and patients about AI adoption and deployment, stakeholders would feel more secure with it, says Nicole Ramage, senior market insights manager at HIMSS.
While most provider and payer organizations are using some form of AI, very few are getting demonstrable value at scale across the enterprise, says Tom Lawry, managing director of Second Century Tech.
When it comes to making strategic AI investment deals, companies need to articulate their competitive advantage and how they view the market around them, says Jason Smith, venture acceleration fellow at MATTER.
Artificial intelligence gives Cedars-Sinai's clinicians EHR-supported diagnoses and treatment plan recommendations after patients complete virtual urgent care clinic intake questions in a structured chat.
AI can be used as a tool to provide patients and their families with more information, faster access and more affordable care, says Laura Cooley, editor in chief of the Journal of Patient Experience.
Event attendees explored the challenges and benefits of AI while learning about governance, leadership strategy, workforce challenges, transparency, patient safety and data security at the gathering in Brooklyn, New York.
Ernst & Young Health AI and Data Leader Sezin Palmer advises, among other things, to be strategic and selective, build with value and scale in mind, retool available talent, and work with consultants and vendors effectively.
Banner Health built an in-house, enterprise class digital assistant that helps team members with typical tasks that they might use AI on such as summarizing a long document, getting insight or planning, says CTO Mike Reagin.