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How to regulate generative AI in health care

Tech
September 13, 2024

Generative AI is revolutionizing health care, particularly large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. The potential is immense, from advanced diagnostic tools to predictive analytics and decision-support systems. However, our regulatory landscape has not kept pace. Traditional frameworks for new drugs and devices are inadequate for the unique characteristics of generative AI.

This article outlines a comprehensive framework to effectively regulate generative AI in health care, striking a crucial …

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AI-powered health care [PODCAST]

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September 9, 2024
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In this episode, we sit down with Kyna Fong, a health care executive, to explore the evolution of health technology and its challenges. From the rapid adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) to …

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Time to get digital in your practice

Tech
September 7, 2024

Can you imagine if you were shopping online and placing an order took eight hours? What if your order took 26 days to arrive? Sadly, this is the current state of many Americans’ struggles to schedule their doctors’ appointments. We, as physicians, can do better.

Americans are spending an average of eight hours a month managing their health care and are waiting 26 days to see a new doctor in many …

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Fixing rural health care with technology and policy [PODCAST]

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September 1, 2024
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In this episode, we sit down with Jay Anders, a physician executive, to discuss the evolving landscape of health care. We explore his unique insights on leadership, the challenges facing today’s medical professionals, …

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A strategic approach for leveraging Lyapunov functions in health care artificial intelligence

Physician
August 25, 2024

When it comes to science and medicine, knowing where you are and where you want to go is only part of the problem. That’s because no matter how strictly you try to control your system, chaos theory dictates that there will be perturbations which, if not corrected for, will lead you far astray. Trying to stay on course in a dynamic environment has been a problem since humanity began traveling …

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Unmasking online scams: How to stay safe as a visible patient advocate

Tech
August 18, 2024

As a health care writer and patient advocate for people in pain, I spend a lot of time online on venues like Facebook, Quora, LinkedIn, and X (formerly Twitter). I am visible. And because I am visible, many people reach out to me seeking help or doctor referrals to the few clinicians who are still prescribing safe and effective opioid pain relievers. In recent years, I have also been contacted …

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AI and empathy: Transforming cancer patient support [PODCAST]

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August 16, 2024
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Join us in this insightful episode as we sit down with Isabelle Tran, a medical student and writer, to explore the intersection of technology and health. Inspired by her poem “AI Ally,” Isabelle …

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Adopting technology to support the nurse workforce and provide smarter, safer care delivery

Tech
August 16, 2024

The U.S. health care industry is facing a nursing shortage crisis driven in part by burnout and technology burden, which was further emphasized by the COVID-19 pandemic. To improve working conditions for nurses and drive quality patient care, industry leaders must prioritize implementing technologies that support the nursing workforce and care delivery.

I practiced earlier in my career as a critical care nurse at Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital. From this …

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Stop physician burnout: the hidden danger of AI note-writing software

Tech
August 15, 2024

AI note-writing software will provide massive short-term relief to stressed-out physicians, effectively disconnecting the quality of notes from personal data entry skills. Unfortunately, after a brief respite from the stress of documentation, things could worsen.

The first EMR software was implemented in the early 2000s. The increased stress of digital documentation caused physician burnout rates to jump by 20 percent. Every study conducted since that time has identified documentation burden as …

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Save time with these EMR dot phrase tips every doctor should know

Tech
August 2, 2024

Dot phrases work like magic. Just type a few keystrokes, and poof—a full template appears! But how do you pick shortcuts that don’t interfere with your regular typing? And how do you remember all these shortcuts? Over the years, I’ve made tons of templates, each with its own shortcut. I’ll explain the system I use for memorable shortcuts that don’t mess with my regular typing.

What is a shortcut? A shortcut, …

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Telltale hearts: Navigating modern medicine’s human element

Tech
July 30, 2024

The potential advances that AI will bring to medicine boggle the mind and portend massive changes, the likes of which we have not experienced since the advent of modern surgical techniques, the development of image-based diagnostic methods, and the discovery of effective medications. As a primary care doctor who has worked at San Francisco General Hospital for over 30 years, and as someone who has worked through the epidemics of …

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AI in health care: Improve outcomes with effective prompt engineering [PODCAST]

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July 29, 2024
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We are joined by Fady Chamoun, an internal medicine physician, to explore the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care. We delve into the art of prompt engineering and its six …

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From punitive measures to radical compassion for late charting

Physician
July 11, 2024

A few years into my faculty career, my division chief met with me to discuss late charts. “Britt, charts,” she said. “You just have to make it happen.” I don’t remember much about the specifics of what was said in that meeting, but I know exactly how I felt: a flood of shame overlying simmering anger. This someone that I respected, someone who had carved a way for the department …

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Can AI truly improve hospital staffing?

Tech
July 6, 2024

By now, you have probably heard of AI and tools like ChatGPT. But you still may be wondering how these tools apply to your clinical practice.

Let me share an experience I recently had that completely changed how I think about AI (artificial intelligence) in health care. 

In one of the MBA classes I am taking at NYU, we write code to help analyze large datasets. …

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Harnessing the power of AI and personalized videos: a new era in patient education and clinical care

Tech
July 1, 2024

As a physician and digital health practitioner, I have seen firsthand the challenges of ineffective patient education and the immense potential for technology to revolutionize how we inform, engage, and empower patients in their health journeys. Imagine a future where every patient, regardless of their language, cultural background, or health literacy level, can receive tailored, engaging, and easily understandable video content that empowers them to manage their health effectively. This …

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What if AI focused on respecting the craft of medicine?

Tech
June 30, 2024

Health care technology has a long history of getting it wrong. The electronic health record (EHR) boom of the late 2000s was a remarkable transformation — taking our sector from paper charts to computers in a matter of just a few years. Unfortunately, most of the technology that was so feverishly adopted was developed without clinical input and with a focus on medical reimbursement and policy-compliance checklists over medical care. …

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Paper vs. electronic records: Why a blend is essential for modern health care

Physician
June 29, 2024

It is time to consider a blend of paper and electronic records. Paper records will not remain relevant forever, nor will electronic records remain infallible. The purpose of any record is to ensure that the past is preserved. If the past is lost, the present feels weakened. However, this sense of weakness arises only when the present constantly relies on the past. What if there were no past to refer …

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Improving equity and population health through social determinants of health

Tech
June 25, 2024

Social determinants of health (SDoH) have a strong potential to positively and negatively affect health outcomes, but providers have traditionally faced substantial roadblocks in identifying patients who need SDoH interventions.

The result of this gap is often missed opportunities to improve patient health at the individual and population levels.

SDoH factors are responsible for up to 80% of health outcomes, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, yet patients and providers …

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The rise of the machines: Doctors need to engage with AI now

Tech
June 25, 2024

The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has been around since the mid-20th century, but in the last two years, it has gone from science fiction to science fact at an incredible pace. Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT have dominated headlines in this space. LLMs are essentially AI systems that can understand, generate, and manipulate human language in various domains. LLMs represent a once-in-a-generation technological advance that holds incredible promise …

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The secret to clear EMR notes

Tech
June 21, 2024

Are you tired of spending hours deciphering your colleagues’ EMR notes or struggling to understand your own? Excessive details in documentation can lead to confusion and decreased productivity. Leonardo da Vinci once said, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” It’s time to declutter your documentation and unlock the benefits of clear, structured clinical notes.

Why you should write clearer notes

Bloated notes clutter up space on your screen and in your thought process, …

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