Harnessing Smart Tech: Ending Inefficiencies and Unnecessary Burdens to Combat Burnout and Improve Care
Burnout among clinicians is skyrocketing, driven by increasing documentation and technology inefficiencies. Sandra Powell-Elliot of Hackensack-Meridian Health notes it is not only a matter of quality of life, but impacts the way human resources are pulled from patient care. So what challenges prevent innovation at the hospital level? Vishnu Saxena of Dedalus joins the conversation to discuss the way AI can help optimize time, improve patient care, and prevent burnout.
To augment doctors’ productivity and give them more time to care for patients, technology must align with clinical workflow – not the other way around. As technological capacity has skyrocketed, its ability to improve care and provider experience continues to be hindered by the overwhelming “noise” of pop-ups, prompts, beeps, and other tasks requiring providers to pay more attention to their EMRs and devices than the patient.
Automation, voice recognition, and smart processes are cutting down on the demands of physicians so they can focus more on patient care. Natural language API’s extracting pertinent information from EMRs, while speech recognition software taking on the laborious task of updating medical records allows physicians to get the patient stories right the first time.
“Smart tech,” strong communication, teamwork and leadership support can increase physician capacity and reduce burnout risk.
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On the Panel
Sandra Powell-Elliot
Vice President Life Sciences and Innovation
Hackensack-Meridian Health
Vishnu Saxena
Digital General Manager Healthcare Northern America
Dedalus Group
Shahid Shah Chairperson
HealthIMPACT Forum Publisher
Netspective Media