In today's healthcare landscape, doctors are not only responsible for treating patients but also face a significant amount of daily administrative tasks. Creating and managing medical reports can be time-consuming and exhausting, often leading to severe burnout among doctors. Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is proving to be a crucial tool in enhancing efficiency and alleviating the administrative burden on doctors.
In hospitals, it's common to see doctors constantly on the move, rushing from one room to another to attend to patients. Doctor burnout is not caused by a single factor. Long working hours, high professional demands, administrative burdens, and a cumbersome healthcare system all contribute to physical and mental exhaustion. Additionally, the extended work hours leave them with little time to recharge, spend with family, pursue personal interests, or simply rest.
"Burnout" is a common issue in the healthcare industry
Burnout and high burnout have become common issues in the healthcare environment, with rates nearly doubling in recent years, leading many doctors to leave the profession. Without effective solutions, the shortage of doctors will become increasingly severe. In Vietnam, a study by Thu Duc City Hospital and Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine found that over 41% of doctors are at risk of burnout, with more than 16% experiencing moderate burnout and over 12% showing symptoms of high burnout. Common symptoms include fatigue, emotional exhaustion, and cognitive decline.
Technological advancements have been making strides in reducing the burden of cumbersome administrative tasks. Most traditional, paper-based health records have gradually been converted to Electronic Health Records (EHR), with the hope that digitizing medical data could help improve the situation. However, the reality is quite different!
For one hour spent with a patient, doctors spend an additional 1 to 2 hours on data entry
Authors of a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that for every 1 hour that physicians spend with patients, they spend an additional 1 to 2 hours documenting their visits, prescribing medications, and ordering additional tests. The authors of another survey found that three-quarters of doctors experiencing burnout attributed their symptoms to EHR work.
Mr. Jonathan T. Fried, former Ambassador of Canada to Japan and WTO, pointed out, “Whether you're in Vietnam, Malaysia or America, the healthcare system is in desperate need of streamlining, so the next big opportunity for AI to make a significant difference is to free up resources.”
For electronic health records (EHR) to reach their full potential, robust support from AI technology is essential. Generative AI, combined with Large Language Models (LLMs), has laid the groundwork for breakthrough solutions in data analysis and medical report automation. AI systems can gather data from various sources like EHRs, X-ray machines, and other medical devices, analyze it, and produce detailed, accurate reports. This not only eases the administrative burden but also allows doctors to focus more on patient care while reducing errors and enhancing diagnostic accuracy.
VinBrain's DrAid™ Enterprise Data Solution is currently at the forefront of this field, effectively addressing these challenges with its Smart Automatic Report Generation feature, offering the following highlights:
With the seamless integration into the system DrAid™ Enterprise Data Solution leads to a 82 percent reduction in time spent on documentation when reducing the time for a case from 4-5 minutes to just 40-60 seconds.
The screens of DrAid™'s Smart Automatic Report Generation
"By applying speech-to-text technology for report creation, we can first save resources by eliminating the need for a typist. Second, radiologists can immediately document their findings through the software's report, allowing them to check results instantly and make conclusions on the spot," shared Dr. Mai Huy Thong from the Department of Nuclear Medicine at 108 Military Central Hospital after using the feature.
The future of healthcare promises an explosion of AI applications that will benefit both doctors and patients. By automating tedious tasks, DrAid™ empowers medical professionals to devote more attention to patient care. To optimize workflows and enhance the quality of care, healthcare organizations should promptly adopt and implement AI solutions.
"In today's world, radiologists who use AI will replace radiologists who don’t" once said Professor Curtis Langlotz, Director of Stanford's AIMI and President of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the world's largest imaging organization.
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