Search Tag: primary care
Growing student interest in radiology amidst AI fears
2019 06 Feb
The importance of artificial intelligence ( AI ) is ever increasing in healthcare, especially in enhancing the accuracy of diagnostic tools and disease risk predictive models. Radiology is said to be among the medical specialities most primed to incorporate AI into clinician workflow. It's no wonder that conversations about AI replacing radiologists... Read more
Can a bot take over primary care?
2018 04 Jul
Babylon boasts that its artificial intelligence bot performs better than human doctors at a medical exam. Not surprisingly, such claims have elicited doubts and protests from practitioners and medical groups. For starters, the Royal College of General Practitioners contends that no app or algorithm will be able to do what a GP does. "An... Read more
Primary care specialists urge GCC residents to consult general practitioners & avoid self-diagnosis
2018 08 Jan
- 41% of GCC residents go directly to a specialist when they fall ill, reveals survey commissioned by Arab Health 2018 - Only 34% of survey respondents in the GCC visit a general practitioner (GP) A recent survey commissioned by Arab Health 2018 – the largest exhibition for healthcare and trade professionals... Read more
Do Patients Matter?
2017 18 Apr
I am writing this blog on a train to Manchester, conscious that I have already missed the Editor's deadline by a few days. I am not sure why, but my chosen title has been more challenging than I expected. At first I wondered about using my Dad's experience of being a stroke patient as my starting point for a diatribe on 'Do Patients Matter?'... Read more
Internal Medicine Update
2016 11 Feb
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, part of Mubadala’s network of world-class healthcare facilities, is a multispecialty hospital on Al Maryah Island in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is a unique and unparalleled extension of US-based Cleveland Clinic’s model of care, specifically designed to address a range of complex and critical care requirements... Read more
Payment Barriers Deter Telehealth Adoption
2015 22 Nov
A national survey found that 9 out of 10 physicians in the U.S. would use telehealth, provided they were properly reimbursed. The majority of physicians surveyed cite administrative issues and a lack of billing services to address the need for reimbursement tools as a major detraction from implementing telehealth into their practices. The Robert Graham... Read more
New IT Resource for Safety-net Primary Care
2015 01 Aug
Primary Care Information Network (https://www.pcin.org) is a new online resource intended to help improve practices of safety net primary care providers. The website features a library of tools and resources — all of which are free to download — that can help providers tackle issues such as scheduling workflows, care coordination and management, and... Read more
Telehealth on the Rise
2015 14 Jul
Most physicians (57 percent) in the United States are open to having video consultations with their patients, according to a nationwide survey conducted by telehealth vendor American Well. Only 12 percent of respondents are unwilling to see a patient over video and 31 percent remain uncertain. More than 2,000 primary care doctors took part in the online... Read more