Decision Support

A new study in JAMA Network Open from MedStar Health shows how the increased integration of virtual care models is exacerbating the electronic health record documentation burden for clinicians.

The clinician-informed data model answers more than 70% of patient questions correctly, reducing the number of routine questions clinicians need to answer so they can focus on more complex patient concerns. The tool also is helping boost health equity for new mothers.

Over the past year, acceptance of generative artificial intelligence has increased quickly, with nearly 70% of physicians now saying they've changed their views and are enthusiastic about its benefits, according to new Wolters Kluwer Health findings.

Also, New Zealand's My Health Record has expanded access to more personal health information.

It leverages Microsoft Azure GPT-4 to analyse and summarise verbal information and make automatic recommendations.

"We want to support our clinicians so they can sustainably serve our patients," says the health system's CHIO, who sees big potential for the EHR-linked generative AI tool to reduce administrative burden and alleviate burnout.

The new Office of Management and Budget policies will require "concrete safeguards" around the transparent and responsible use of artificial intelligence across government – including at the CDC, VA hospitals and other federal sites.

Authors of the new book "Diagnosed," Cris Ross, CIO of Mayo Clinic, and Edward Marx, CEO of Marx Advisory, talk about how their own experiences inspired this tome on patients taking charge of their healthcare journeys after difficult diagnoses.

"What data do you have? Where is it located? How do you get to it? And is the data fit for purpose? Data doesn't need to be perfect to be useful. But you don't ever want to use data that's not perfect and not know it."

In an update on several looming regulatory deadlines, the HIMSS Electronic Health Records Association said it asked ONC for enforcement discretion on a December 1 deadline.