Manage Your EHR Inbox More Effectively with These Tips Many physicians are drowning in administrative tasks, and the EHR inbox is a major culprit. While we often focus our blog articles on streamlining clinical documentation, managing the deluge of messages … Read More
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Doctors: patient wait times are a bigger problem than you think
Most physicians don’t realize that patient wait times are a growing problem in healthcare. According to a survey from Software Advice, nearly two-thirds of doctors believe wait times have “no impact” or only a “minimal impact” on their ability to … Read More
Prevent Medical Errors with Mistake-Proofing Principles
Preventable medical errors are still a serious issue in healthcare, contributing to patient harm, increased costs, and diminished patient trust. A landmark study from Johns Hopkins identified medical errors as the third leading cause of death in the United States, … Read More
What is the Quadruple Aim of healthcare?
The Triple Aim of healthcare refers to three goals: enhancing the patient experience, improving population health, and reducing costs. However, in the past decade, physicians and healthcare leaders have realized that we can only accomplish the Triple Aim if the … Read More
Making better use of the physician workforce
In a recent article, we discussed the physician workforce’s historic shortages. Analysts estimate that U.S. healthcare is short tens of thousands of doctors, with rural and low-income populations most affected. But what if the physician shortage isn’t a supply problem? … Read More
How to use ChatGPT as a doctor
OpenAI’s generative artificial intelligence chatbot launched nearly two years ago. Have you used it? This article will explain ChatGPT in simple terms and provide five examples of how you could use ChatGPT as a doctor. What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT is … Read More
DAX Copilot vs. Conveyor AI: Choosing An AI Medical Scribe
Automated clinical documentation solutions like Conveyor AI and DAX Copilot are gaining momentum. These software programs are possible because of recent advances in generative AI, which allow computers to draft clinical notes accurately by listening to the doctor-patient interaction. Untethered from … Read More
How to solve the physician shortage
The physician shortage in the United States is significant and growing. Current projections anticipate a national shortage of up to 124,000 physicians by 2034. The shortage includes 48,000 primary care physicians and 77,100 specialists and is especially concerning in rural … Read More
Reduce after-clinic work with these practical tips
Physician burnout has become a significant problem, largely due to a growing administrative burden on medical professionals. Tasks like prior authorizations, quality reporting, messaging patients, and EHR documentation often overflow into after-clinic work. Most doctors are more intimately aware of … Read More
Do AI medical scribes work?
Clinical documentation has become a significant source of professional dissatisfaction for doctors, who spend hours in the EHR daily. In addition, entering data during visits makes it harder for physicians to communicate empathetically with patients. Could AI medical scribes alleviate … Read More