EPtalk by Dr. Jayne 6/12/25
From Boomer Sooner: “Re: Stanford’s EHR summary tool. The Department of Defense also recently launched an AI summary tool to help with the review of applicant records.” I know a thing or two about…
Continue ReadingFrom Boomer Sooner: “Re: Stanford’s EHR summary tool. The Department of Defense also recently launched an AI summary tool to help with the review of applicant records.” I know a thing or two about…
Continue ReadingPeople often ask me about the kinds of things that excite me within healthcare IT. I have to admit that despite the amount of money that has poured into the industry over the last…
Continue ReadingAs one might expect, the hot topic around the virtual physician lounge this week was the accuracy of the “Make America Health Again” report, which appeared to be at least partially co-authored by some…
Continue ReadingIt’s been just about two and a half years since OpenAI released an early version of ChatGPT, sparking panic for some who believed that AI tools would take control and drive humans to extinction….
Continue ReadingAs someone who has had to sit through entirely too many training sessions about the importance of protecting your laptop when you’re in public, I couldn’t help but stop and take a picture when…
Continue ReadingThe American Medical Informatics Association hosted its Clinical Informatics Conference this week in Anaheim. It’s a relatively small meeting compared to some of the healthcare IT blowouts, with a reported attendance of just over…
Continue ReadingOne of the hospitals where I am on staff has decided to take a dip into the waters of virtual nursing, at least according to a buzzword-filled newsletter that came out last week. Apparently,…
Continue ReadingI was at a neighborhood gathering the other night. One of my neighbors was talking about her health experiences, and in particular, with wearable devices. Just from what I could see, she had an…
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I had the privilege of spending Mother’s Day with some of the wisest women I know, including some who are in their 80s and 90s. As these events usually do, it included what…
Farewell, Skype, parting is such sweet sorrow. Not really, since I hadn’t used it in years. In fact, I had forgotten that I even had a Skype account and didn’t remember until I went…
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