The pandemic has made a tremendous change in the way we live. With the frenzy it created, people became skeptical about their illnesses and tended to depend on doctors more than ever. However, it has become more difficult to visit hospitals than it used to be. Also, to prevent the further spread of the virus, medical service providers were suddenly challenged to find a new way to see and treat their patients. On these grounds, Telehealth has enhanced the ability of healthcare providers to care for an increased value of patients without being there in person. Living in a post-pandemic world, we can confidently state that Telemedicine is technology here to stay. 

Although several providers were introduced to Telemedicine via videoconferencing, the next generation of telemedicine technology will have more to offer. It will be used in clinics with NLPs to automatically take notes during a visit. Patients will benefit from high-level care no matter where they are. Mentioned following are some of the benefits of Telemedicine: 

  • Improved access to care 
  • High Quality of Care 
  • Clinical efficiencies 
  • Safe environment for patients and providers 

According to a study conducted by MIT, 75% of healthcare institutions that implemented AI acknowledged an augmented ability to treat illness, and 4 in 5 said it proactively helped avert workplace burnout. With COVID-19 putting an increasing strain on the volume of clinical information, associated patients and the increased workload of clinicians, AI in Telehealth is a powerful approach for the future of care delivery. 

AI-powered Telemedicine 

The primary goal of effective patient care is preventing hospitalization and the associated healthcare costs. Therefore, proactive implantation of treatment options is top of mind. Here is where AI aids the Telehealth partners in achieving these outcomes. First, AI can augment physicians in making medical decisions. For instance, instead of the physician relying on two or three medical information, AI can scour big datasets across thousands of patients with similar illness profiles from monitoring devices or medical telemetry products to produce algorithmic patterns that can suggest the next step to the physician. 

AI can also provide clinical information access. Several platforms can push real-time data to a virtual platform using a configuration tool. These platforms, which have an AI aspect, can deliver relevant data from disparate EHR systems across multiple care settings such as labs and X-rays on a real-time basis. This helps the physicians access the clinical information while on two-way audio-visual communication with the patients. 

With NLPs, AI can assist providers by making administrative tasks relating to medical records through voice-controlled tools. Telehealth applications can monitor ECG, heartbeat, BP, temperature and other vital signs. When combined with AI, it can allow patients and physicians to be alerted about potential conditions of the patients through predictive analysis. Using this technology, we can enhance the quality of care provided to the patients. 

Motivational messages, appointments or other health reminders, symptoms checking, and assistance to the elderly at home are all health care uses in action today. With the introduction of conversational agents, asynchronous interaction can supplement traditional care delivery. For example, the existence of Telehealth robots assists in patient monitoring. They are active in some rural hospitals. Some robots can also follow doctors when they make rounds, share live feeds with remote specialists, and contribute to on-screen consultation. 

The future 

Due to the ongoing public health crisis in different parts of the world, the focus on AI and Telehealth continues to be a strong push for healthcare executives as they look to stay competitive by streamlining clinicians’ workflows and unlocking predictive potential through the analysis of patient data. 

 

  

Sources of Article

Sources: 

Forbes 

Intel 



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