How AI can make your next ER visit less stressful
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Hospital ERs are being hit hard by flu, COVID-19 and RSV cases and that increases patient wait times. AI might help doctors spend less time with admin chores and more with patients.
Processing information at speeds beyond human capability, AI puts the clinician-patient relationship front and center, ensuring that each patient receives timely care based on their specific needs. Dr. Davin Lundquist is a practicing physician and the chief medical officer of Augmedix, an industry leader that pioneered the space of AI-powered medical documentation for hospitals and health systems.
These situations are not only stressful for patients, though. They’re tough on clinicians too. The issues with emergency operations significantly contribute to an already strained hospital system, plagued with staffing shortages and physician burnout. However, artificial intelligence (AI) holds the power to change this cycle, potentially making long emergency wait times a thing of the past.
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