MedCity News October 8, 2024
When AI is directly integrated into the EHR it not only improves efficiency but also ensures that patient data remains secure within the same trusted system.
In the United States, there are roughly one million mental health professionals serving a population of 330 million people. Despite the urgent need for mental health services, these clinicians are burdened with an overwhelming amount of administrative work. In fact, up to 25% of their time is spent on non-clinical, administrative tasks. While technologies like Electronic Health Records (EHRs) were introduced with the promise of easing this burden, the reality has been the opposite. Instead of reducing admin work, many EHRs have increased the time clinicians spend on these tasks, failing to meet the...