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Posted inHealth Care

Artificial Intelligence, MD?

Eric Arzubi, a psychiatrist in Billings, used to manage fellow psychiatrists for a hospital system. Time and again, he’d get a list of providers who hadn’t yet finished their notes — their summaries of a patient’s condition and a plan for treatment. “When people are way behind in documentation, that creates problems,” Arzubi said. “What happens if the patient comes into the hospital and there’s a note that hasn’t been completed and we don’t know what’s been going on?” Artificial intelligence technology might help lighten those burdens.