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ChatGPT isn’t going to replace providers. In fact, Michael Hasselberg, PhD, believes “it’s going to save providers from leaving the profession.” In a recent interview, he talked about his organization’s telehealth journey, how technology can help bridge the gap between supply and demand in behavioral health, and the power of 5G.
Ten years after going live with Epic, UCLA Health is now focused on “supporting the research community and building a bridge” to better connect research and clinical practice, said Ellen Pollack. During a recent interview, she talked about her team’s constant optimization efforts, the path that took her from nurse to CIO, and the “special skillset” it takes to become an informatics leader.
Building engagement tools in a way that “surfaces through the care team” is a critical goal for Ashis Barad, MD, Chief Digital and Information Officer at Allegheny Health Network. But it can’t be “built in a way that’s just adding burden to the care teams by having more alerts put in front of them,” he said in this interview.
Large language models and GPT may not be the apocalyptic nightmare some critics fear, but they certainly require due diligence by thought leaders, health care professionals, and the general public, wrote John Halamka, MD, and Paul Serrato. “We need a framework to manage them responsively.”
Deploying technologies too rapidly can be counterproductive and even harmful to patients and staff, according to Joey Meneses, CTO at Akron Children’s Hospital. In this piece, he discusses the importance of a “thoughtful implementation approach” and offers advice on how to execute it.
