As the burden of documentation and various other administrative duties has increased, physician burnout has reached historical levels. In response, EHR vendors are embedding generative AI tools to aid physicians by drafting their responses…
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In the most comprehensive population surveys, mental health is only broadly captured through questionnaires asking about “mentally unhealthy days” or feelings of “sadness.” Further, population mental health estimates are predominantly consolidated to yearly estimates…
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While telehealth alone doesn’t appear to add significantly to a primary care physician’s workload, mixing modalities – telehealth and in-person hybrid care environments – led to a 6% increase in time spent with documentary…
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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly reduced physical activity (PA) levels and increased sedentary behavior (SB), which can lead to worsening physical fitness (PF). Children and adolescents may benefit from mobile health (mHealth) apps…
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The integration of robotics in surgery has increased over the past decade, and advances in the autonomous capabilities of surgical robots have paralleled that of assistive and industrial robots. However, classification and regulatory frameworks…
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Dynamic Therapeutics, a spin-out from the University of Bristol, has been awarded a Blavatnik Prize from venture capital firm QantX, for its pioneering U-RHYTHM technology, which can capture up to 72 samples over 24…
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The following is a guest article by Raj Tumuluri, Founder and CEO at Openstream.ai
As healthcare providers, you are acutely aware of the staggering mental health challenges facing our societies today. Depression, anxiety, PTSD, and…
Nurses report increased stress levels, and they have said a major contributor to burnout is unproductive charting – a burden that the KLAS Arch Collaborative says hospitals and health systems are able to help…
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published new guidance for the health and social care sector, to help improve transparency around how people’s personal information is used.The guidance, published on the 15 April, will…
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Harnessing Innovation for Health Workforce WellbeingThe demanding environment of healthcare work has long been recognised for contributing to high levels of stress and burnout among practitioners. In this episode of Talking HealthTech, Pete attends…
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