Leveraging AI to Address the Mental Health Crisis – Healthcare IT Today

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 suicidal ideation have reached pandemic levels, exacerbated by the relentless pace of modern life. From the general population to students […]

Conversational AI improves ‘fourth trimester’ maternal care at Penn Medicine – Healthcare IT News

The U.S. is considered one of the most dangerous high-income countries in the world in which to give birth. Meanwhile, there’s a shortage of OB-GYNs, leaving more than 2.2 million women of childbearing age living in so-called maternity care deserts with limited obstetric care. THE PROBLEM The “fourth trimester,” or postpartum time-period, is often a […]

How Conversational AI Can Empower Healthcare Providers – FutureScot

The stress and strain healthcare professionals are under, even pre-dating the pandemic, is well understood. Pressures of waiting lists, recruitment and retention difficulties and budget constraints all contribute to the stresses and strains. An equally significant root cause is the time clinicians spend on paperwork and administration. The documentation burden Over the last decade or […]

UC Irvine’s AI-powered conversational health agent is ready for developers – Healthcare IT News

At the University of California Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, faculty members are developing ways for artificial intelligence to help deliver better patient care and improved outcomes. Amir Rhamani is a professor at the nursing school – and also a computer science professor at the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer […]

AI-based conversational agents show promise in young people’s mental health interventions – News-Medical.Net

In a recent review published in npj Digital Medicine, researchers examined the current state of research into fully automated conversational agents (CAs)-mediated interventions for the emotional component of mental health among young individuals. Study: Use of automated conversational agents in improving young population mental health: a scoping review. Image Credit: SewCreamStudio/Shutterstock.com Background Mental health issues are a […]

Treatments tailored to you: how AI will change NZ healthcare, and what we have to get right first – The Conversation Indonesia

Imagine this: a novel virus is rapidly breaking out nationwide, resulting in an epidemic. The government introduces vaccination mandates and a choice of different vaccines is available. But not everyone is getting the same vaccine. When you sign up for vaccination, you are sent a vial with instructions to send a sample of your saliva […]

Meditech Expanse EHR integrates Nuance AI copilot – Healthcare IT News

Nuance Communications, part of Microsoft, announced Friday that its Dragon Ambient eXperience Copilot automates clinical documentation during patient appointments in Meditech Expanse electronic health records. WHY IT MATTERS As a partner and a member of the Meditech Alliance Program, Nuance already supports the Expanse EHR with workflow assistance and documentation to help alleviate clinician burnout […]