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 .
Artificial intelligence (AI) care plans and tools to help patients self-manage are two ways that doctors can reduce the overload of information on electronic health records (EHRs), according to Robert M. Rowley, MD, co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Flow Health, featured 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 apps could cut down on the workload, regulatory changes and better engagement with patients are also required.