Article Excerpt: Every primary care physician knows the moment. A patient – say, a 60-year-old woman who suffers from heart failure and diabetes – is seeking treatment for a headache, fever, or similar complaint. The PCP has around 20 minutes to address her new and chronic conditions.
After a rushed exam and ensuring that coding and reimbursement criteria are properly matched, the PCP orders a few screening tests and writes a specialist referral. The problem? They know the patient may wait weeks or even months to see the specialist while their condition likely progresses, unmanaged.
Moments like these are failure points – not of the physician, but of the system – that happen every day across the country. They lead to needless suffering. They are one reason why American healthcare is the most expensive in the world.
AI-driven precision care, however, can turn these moments into successes.
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Article Source: MedCityNews