Rush partners with Suki to tackle physician burnout
Rush University System for Health announced Wednesday that it will partner with Suki to add a range of artificial intelligence capabilities, including environmental note generation, seamless coding, and dictation and command modes.
WHY IT MATTERS
Rush physicians can pre-map Epic’s electronic medical records and complete their notes in Suki, or start a note in Suki and pull vitals, laboratory and other data, according to the announcement.
Integrating AI documentation into Rush’s EHR could improve clinical efficiency and improve patient care. By automating documentation tasks, Suki says AI allows doctors to pay more attention to patients by generating robust documentation for them.
The company also said its AI assistant can help providers improve their reimbursement rates by reducing the number of denied claims, with a 48% drop in modified encounter rates.
Dr. Bina Desai, Rush’s chief medical informatics officer, said the study aims to increase patient engagement and reduce clinical burnout.
“After using other AI documentation solutions, Suki stood out to us because of its deep integration with Epic, ability to do more than just documentation, and competitive costs,” she said in a statement. “We understand the profound impact AI solutions can have on our physicians and on patient care.”
THE BIG TREND
Suki uses natural language processing to improve the speed of clinical documentation by 72% and integrates with EHRs to make the process seamless.
In August, Oracle Health EHR added Suki through a bi-directional sync.
“The EHR is a critical part of clinicians’ workflows, so deepening our integration with the EHR means we can help our users save time and energy,” said Belwadi Srikanth, Suki’s vice president of product and design, in that announcement.
Suki’s AI documentation platform also integrates with iOS, Android, web, Windows and Mac platforms to connect independent practices and help them work across hospitals, ambulatory care, telehealth, skilled nursing facilities and home health systems.
ON THE RECORD
“Suki Assistant is a true assistant that does more than just documentation,” said Jallel Harrati, Suki’s senior vice president of sales and partnerships. “As more physicians gain access to it, they will be less burdened by the time-consuming administrative work that leads so many to experience burnout and leave medicine.”
Andrea Fox is editor-in-chief of Healthcare IT News.
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