Family practice
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Cancer diagnostic pathways in general practice are often nonlinear, and several events can delay timely diagnosis. ⋯ In cancer diagnostic processes in general practice, first referrals and the occurrence of potentially delaying events are associated with the patient's age, sex, and specificity of symptoms.
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Observational Study
The association between use of ambient voice technology documentation during primary care patient encounters, documentation burden, and provider burnout.
The burden of documentation in the electronic medical record has been cited as a major factor in provider burnout. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between ambient voice technology, coupled with natural language processing and artificial intelligence (DAX™), on primary care provider documentation burden and burnout. ⋯ The use of ambient voice technology during patient encounters was associated with significantly reduced documentation burden and primary care provider disengagement but not total provider burnout scores.