After completing a well-received pilot\u00a0with physicians and clinical documentation specialists, UNC Health\u00a0has\u00a0started a phased rollout\u00a0of Evidently, a\u00a0new AI-powered clinical summary tool.<\/p>\n
Evidently\u00a0captures\u00a0and organizes\u00a0information from Epic\u00a0medical records, Care Everywhere, and scanned documents in the Epic Media tab. In seconds, the tool produces summaries\u00a0that\u00a0not only save\u00a0time\u00a0\u2013\u00a0the\u00a0output\u00a0can\u00a0enhance care and\u00a0improve clinical documentation. Evidently supports a wide range of workflows, such as processing referrals, managing prior authorizations, and\u00a0identifying\u00a0potential research participants.<\/p>\n
\u201cMedicine is fundamentally an information-processing discipline.\u00a0Yet\u00a0today, we are drowning in information but still starved for knowledge,\u201d explained Dr. Spencer Dorn,\u00a0a gastroenterologist and UNC Faculty\u00a0Physicians\u2019\u00a0executive medical director of care innovation.\u00a0\u201cIn the past,\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0typically spent\u00a0nearly three\u00a0hours the night before\u00a0clinic\u00a0reviewing medical records to prepare for the next day.\u00a0With Evidently, I\u00a0spend half as much time and occasionally see information I may not have found on my own.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. Dorn\u00a0was not alone in his\u00a0Evidently\u00a0experience:\u00a0During UNC Health\u2019s pilot phase using the tool, Hospitalists reported saving 15-minutes per admission while Specialists reported saving\u00a0up to 30 minutes per half-day clinic.\u00a0Nearly 90%\u00a0of users reported feeling satisfied with the tool\u00a0and believed\u00a0it helps them provide better care.<\/p>\n
UNC Health\u2019s pilot phase also highlighted how Evidently streamlines and enhances the work done by our operational teams in areas such as\u00a0improving\u00a0documentation integrity by our clinical documentation specialists,\u00a0drafting admission denial appeals by our\u00a0physician\u00a0advisors, doing complex chart reviews for\u00a0trauma and\u00a0other surveys, and more.<\/p>\n
UNC Health has begun a broad rollout of\u00a0Evidently across\u00a0the Triangle\u2014making it one of the first health systems in the country to do so. Leaders are committed to a thoughtful, responsible implementation.<\/p>\n
Select departments\u00a0in\u00a0UNC Health\u00a0Triangle\u00a0locations\u00a0started using the tool with at-the-elbow ISD support,\u00a0with a goal\u00a0to\u00a0maintain\u00a0a\u00a0high standard of responsible vetting and integration of AI-tools.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvidently is a powerful\u00a0tool with a lot of potential to help our clinical and operational teams,\u201d explained Vineeta Khemani,\u00a0the system\u2019s executive director for information technology.\u00a0\u201cThe use case for each\u00a0job function and\u00a0specialty is different.\u00a0Our\u00a0intentional,\u00a0phased roll out\u00a0allows\u00a0us to support clinicians and teammates in a precise manner while\u00a0informing how we\u00a0might\u00a0scale\u00a0appropriate trainings\u00a0and the\u00a0tool for wider\u00a0organizational\u00a0use\u00a0in the future.\u00a0 It is our plan to make this tool available to all Epic users with chart access at scoped locations by\u00a0the end of June.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scoped locations include:<\/p>\n
UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill and Hillsborough campuses<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
UNC Health Rex<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Rex Holly Springs Hospital<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
UNC Health Medical Group clinics in the Triangle<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
UNC Health Medical Group specialty clinics in Smithfield and Clayton (Johnston County)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
Clinicians and teammates will hear from department leaders if their team is included in the early phases of the roll out.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Questions or want to learn more\u00a0about\u00a0Evidently?<\/p>\n
Check\u00a0the\u00a0Evidently Intranet site<\/u><\/a> for more information. You may also access the site from Epic by\u00a0clicking\u00a0\u201cReferences\u201d\u00a0on the toolbar and selecting\u00a0Epic@UNC\u00a0Training Library<\/p>\n<\/li>\n For\u00a0additional\u00a0questions, please contact\u00a0one of the following colleagues:<\/p>\n Dr. Spencer Dorn<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Dr. Sachin Gupta<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n \u202fVineeta Khemani<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Carol Lewis<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Reesha Lopez<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n This initiative is part of\u00a0<\/i>Forward Together 2030<\/u><\/i><\/a>. Thanks to members of the Ease of Practice work group – supporting our Strengthened Physician Organization – for their efforts on this project.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n