Home Health Care News June 3, 2024
A new artificial intelligence tool has emerged in the home health space. And this one comes from one of the industry’s own operators.
Trent Smith, the CEO of the Oklahoma City-based Accentra Home Health and Hospice, is behind the new startup, Apricot, which leverages generative AI specifically. Accentra has been using Apricot for months, but now Smith has other providers signing up for it, namely Elara Caring and Choice Health at Home.
The ethos behind Apricot is around giving time back to home health nurses. The generative AI can help cut documentation time by “over 85%,” according to the company.
Beyond those time-saving qualities, there is massive potential upside elsewhere. For instance, reduced turnover costs, more clinical capacity, greater value-based...