Telehealth is here to stay, and the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act has been reintroduced in the US Senate, this time by a bipartisan group of…
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The clinical informatics community is buzzing with the news that ChatGPT was used to “pass” a simulated clinical informatics board exam. A recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association describes…
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I continue to receive emails from multiple vendors addressing me as “Hey Jayne” and demanding that I schedule a call, or alternatively, respond to the email to tell the sender I’m not interested. I…
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I mentioned a few weeks ago that I have been having issues with my health system’s online billing functions. I was receiving paper statements before I received the online bills and couldn’t figure out…
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I recently took a smaller version of The Great American Road Trip and made it a point to visit some historical roadside attractions. In the 1950s, it was all about seeing the USA in…
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I was intrigued by a recent study published in in JNCI Cancer Spectrum that looked at how capable ChatGPT is when asked questions about common cancer myths and misconceptions. The study, performed with the…
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When I certified, one of the major components of the clinical informatics board exam curriculum was public health informatics. As a family physician, I understand the value of public health, and especially after the…
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I spent the weekend largely unplugged, catching up on some household projects and indulging my need for quality time in the kitchen. My last-minute run for pickling and baking supplies created an interesting assortment…
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Midwestern health systems BJC Healthcare and Saint Luke’s (Kansas City) have announced plans to join through a $10 billion merger. They have been previously connected through participation in the BJC Collaborative, which Saint Luke’s…
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A recent article in the American Academy of Family Physicians’ journal FPM summarized “Clinical Workflow Efficiencies to Alleviate Physician Burnout and Reduce Work After Clinic.” The first of their four suggestions was for EHR…
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