How voice assistants can make an impact in a hospital

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How Voice Assistants Can Make an Impact in a
Hospital
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With advancements in AI, digital assistants are
becoming more and more capable. What started as
an advanced voice-based search device, has now
become capable of helping us manage our daily
schedules, book appointments, make reservations,
and play songs, and it may one day act as a
complete assistant to all of us. They were first
seen in smartphones, in the form of Siri in
iPhones and Google Assistant in android devices
and now theyre coming in the form of standalone
devices such as Amazons Echo, Google Home
devices, and Apples Home pod. Digital
assistants, like in every other aspect of our
life, have a huge potential in revolutionizing
healthcare by assisting hospitals, doctors, and
other paramedical staff in record-keeping,
managing their appointments, and help in taking
better care of the patients in an efficient
manner. Artificial intelligence is assisting
doctors in making better diagnoses, and advanced
robotics technology is making surgeries more
precise. Digital assistants may one day be as
ubiquitous as a stethoscope in a hospital as they
become more automated. Recently some hospitals in
the USA introduced Alexa skills, with which
patients can book appointments and manage
prescriptions.
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Digital assistants for patients People are
becoming more and more dependent on their digital
assistants on their phones. Recent stats show
that by 2020, 50 of all searches would be done
by voice search and 30 of all searches would be
done without screens. This number is bound to
increase with the increasing number of smart home
speakers and increasing capabilities of digital
assistants.
With the integration of digital assistants into
hospital management systems, patients would be
able to book an appointment with a doctor, just
by talking to their digital assistants. Patients
would be able to upload their health parameters
such as blood sugar, and blood pressure levels on
a daily basis if their health conditions require
it without having to visit the hospital or fill
out complex forms.
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This would enable their doctors to provide more
accurate and reliable advice for their patients.
They can also get the results of their lab tests
without having to visit the hospital or lab. With
an advanced hospital database management system,
patients can currently receive their test results
in a PDF form, but as digital assistants become
more ubiquitous, they would prefer to ask their
smart devices, instead of looking at their
screens. Digital assistants would also be able
to assist in providing first aid with real-time
advice from doctors and summon qualified medics
in case of an emergency. There are unconfirmed
reports of cops being called using amazon Alexa
in case of domestic violence, and this shows the
potential for digital assistants to be helpful in
case of a medical emergency.
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How doctors can make use of digital
assistantsDoctors are required to maintain clear
records of their patient's histories. Clear and
accurate records help to provide accurate
treatment when the patient has any medical issues
in the future. Doctors usually have to rely on
shorthand, or transcriptions to make accurate
records in the short time they have, and there is
a chance that they may forget to add minute
details when the records are made at a later
date. This has been reduced to a large extent by
the use of electronic health records, which are
often made as easily filled templates, but with
the use of digital assistants, doctors can simply
dictate the health condition of the patient, and
with the use of smart prompts, they can be sure
that they didnt miss any info.Smart assistants
also have the potential to help doctors better
manage their appointments and schedules. Doctors
can easily get the complete details of their
appointments, the timings, and the schedule
simply by asking their digital assistant.
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Digital assistants for hospital
administration Hospital management systems have
made it easy for hospital administrators to get
accurate real-time information about the status
of their hospitals, and manage it efficiently by
making better use of their resources. But this
also means they have to check their screens much
more often, and this can become tiring on a daily
basis. With the use of a digital assistant,
hospital admins can get quick reports of their
hospitals, such as daily revenue, the total
number of appointments, expenses incurred, and
also about the stock of essential pieces of
equipment, disposables, and medicines. Alerts
for emergency situations, such as when adequate
doctors or paramedics are not available, or when
essential supplies are running low, will ensure
that the hospitals are making the best use of
their resources. If you would like to implement
voice assistants to go with your hospital
management systems, contact us.