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There's absolutely a shortage, but what about recent innovations or acceptance of things like e-visits, 24/7 clinics, and even AI-assistance for clerical work t
by thenerdhead 3y ago
There's absolutely a shortage, but what about recent innovations or acceptance of things like e-visits, 24/7 clinics, and even AI-assistance for clerical work taking more load off of practitioners?
For example, I'm looking at my HCP's app right now and can schedule a call with my doctors as early as next week for an e-visit. For an in-person visit, it's closer to a month. But they have absolutely been taking my extra office visits due to my condition.
- nradov 3y agoTelehealth visits and expanded clinic hours make obtaining certain types of care more convenient for patients. They do nothing to address practitioner productivity and workload. It's still one practitioner working directly with one patient. AI might eventually reduce charting workload slightly. A few vendors have launched new products in that space but they haven't had much impact yet. In the ideal case they might allow for an average doctor to squeeze in a couple more short encounters per day.
- thenerdhead 3y agohttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7540911/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7540911/ Suggests both pros and cons depending on if the facility is at capacity already or not.