Artificial intelligence ( AI ) care plans and tools to help patients self - manage are two ways that doctors can handle the overload of information on electronic health records ( EHRs ) , according to Robert M. Rowley , MD , co - founder and Chief Medical Officer of Flow Health , published in Hit Consultant . Integration with EHRs will help, though the role of EHRs will change – however, the fact is that physicians are in their EHRs all day and therefore the new generation of tools will need to be embedded in the EHRs that clinicians use. A recent article in JAMA stated that managing notifications on EHRs added an hour of work to clinicians ' days ; time that could be better spent dealing with patients . While using AI and patient - facing tools could cut down on the workload , regulatory changes and better communication with patients are also required .
Artificial intelligence ( AI ) care plans and tools to help patients self - manage are two ways that doctors can handle the overload of information on electronic health records ( EHRs ) , according to Robert M. Rowley , MD , co - founder and Chief Medical Officer of Flow Health , published in Hit Consultant . A recent article in JAMA stated that managing notifications on EHRs added an hour of work to clinicians ' days ; time that could be better spent dealing with patients . While using AI and patient - facing tools could cut down on the workload , regulatory changes and better communication with patients are also required .