By Dr. Nick van Terheyden aka Dr. Nick
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On this episode I talked to Hal Baker, MD, Senior Vice President & Chief Digital & Chief Information Officer at WellSpan Health that continues to be named one of the nation’s “Digital Health Most Wired” health systems by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), underscoring WellSpan’s efforts to lean into innovative technological advances to improve both patient care and the patient experience. WellSpan offers smooth and reliable care experiences for their communities and ensures that they are always there as their trusted partner.
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Hal is a 28-year veteran at WellSpan Health, and he highlights his journey from a traditional analog native to embracing and championing technological advancements in healthcare. We discuss the early foray into voice recognition technology to ease the burden on physicians who struggled with typing and the importance of making technology work for clinicians and patients, moving beyond the initial focus on computerization to enhance the overall healthcare experience.
We discuss the success of initiatives like providing patients access to their medical images, showcasing the positive impact on patient engagement and understanding, and the amazing variety of use cases for allowing patients to see their images, especially in the obstetric department.
Listen in to hear us discuss the latest developments and integration of ambient voice technology, particularly the fully AI version, into clinical workflows and how this innovation not only improved efficiency but also had a profound impact on the well-being of healthcare providers by alleviating the cognitive load of documentation.
This article was originally published on the Dr. Nick – The Incrementalist blog and is republished here with permission.
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About the Show
For years Dr. Nick van Terheyden aka Dr. Nick, has served as a voice on the impact of new technologies on healthcare, earning a reputation as a leading authority on where the future of medicine is going. Combining powers of observation and real world experience, Dr. Nick has seen many predictions come true and makes the case that innovations in healthcare can be accomplished incrementally, not just by moonshot events. Tune in to hear Dr. Nick: The Incrementalist and his guests discuss what the future of healthcare looks like, how we will get there, and what it will take to improve healthcare for all.
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