Colorado Springs Gazette | AI in the exam room: blending technology with the human touch
As artificial intelligence has become more ubiquitous in everyday life — from a typical smartphone’s autocorrect function to chatbots that can simulate conversations with humans, quickly analyze data sets and more — it’s also changing how medical professionals and organizations provide health care, and the patient experience along with it. Today, medical practitioners are using AI to schedule appointments, document patient visits, create discharge summaries and care plans, analyze medical images, and even to aid in diagnosing patients, for example…Dr. Richard Zane, chief medical and innovation officer at UCHealth, said the health system is also focused on using AI responsibly to improve lives. “Innovation is a strategic pillar for UCHealth, including the rational use of AI to improve lives by delivering superlative quality care and experience for our patients while enabling our employees to work at the top of their scope and substantively decrease administrative burden,” he said. “We make certain that the use of AI is safe, ethical and transparent and all of our policies, including the use of AI, require strict patient privacy and HIPAA compliance.” … Scribing tools have decreased the number of administrative tasks required of physicians and other care providers, improving their work-life balance, reducing burnout and improving the efficiency of care, said French, Samarin and Jill Collier, a primary care nurse practitioner at UCHealth.