Philips launches Tasy EMR AI Virtual Assistant with automated data entry, data extraction and soon, environmental documentation powered by AWS technology
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in healthcare technology, announces the launch of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) virtual assistant that aims to transform the electronic medical records (EMR) experience. In a strategic partnership with AWS, the company also plans to accelerate AI innovation in the healthcare sector.
Research published in Applied Clinical Informatics shows that doctors spend more than 50% of their workday on administrative tasks such as preparing EMR documentation and reviewing charts. With a focus on increasing productivity and reducing the administrative burden on healthcare professionals, Philips is pleased to introduce a solution to transform the EMR experience in Latin America.
Last year, the company introduced a hands-free feature on its EMR platform that allowed users to navigate and retrieve information through voice commands, setting the stage for the development of the AI Virtual Assistant.
Now, Philips announces the launch of Tasy EMR AI Virtual Assistant, powered by large language models, that automatically extracts important data from unstructured clinical notes. Using the tool speeds up the charting and ordering process, saving doctors valuable time and improving the quality of care. Additionally, the AI Virtual Assistant allows the extraction of important data items that can eventually be used to speed up a patient's discharge process, enabling doctors to further streamline the workflow. The use of the AI assistant within the Tasy application guarantees more safety and responsibility in use, since the medical device is the first and only regular electronic medical record as a medical device by Anvisa in Brazil.
As part of its commitment to advancing AI in healthcare, Philips is working with AWS to deploy foundational models using Amazon Bedrock to explore Philips Tasy EMR environmental documentation. This fully managed service delivers multiple high-performance core models from leading AI companies through a single Application Programming Interface (API), along with a broad set of features needed to build responsible, secure and privacy-sensitive generative AI applications. .
Philips' AI-enabled system listens to the conversation between doctor and patient, enabling continuous extraction of key conversational data, pre-population of the patient's chart and creation of orders, enabling doctors to focus primarily on care to the patient and review and confirmation at the end of the meeting or consultation.
“We are pleased to introduce our AI Virtual Assistant for EMR, a transformative solution designed to improve the efficiency and quality of healthcare delivery in Latin America. By simplifying administrative tasks and improving the EMR experience, we are empowering healthcare professionals to focus on what really matters – their patients. This marks a significant step forward in addressing the unique challenges in the region's healthcare sector and reaffirms our commitment to driving positive outcomes for doctors and patients,” explains Shiv Gopalkrishnan, EMR and Care Management Business Leader at Philips.
The launch of the Philips EMR AI virtual assistant for Tasy is a significant innovation that addresses the challenges of labor shortages, fragmented care and rising costs in the healthcare industry, ultimately enabling professionals to focus in patient care. It was even recognized by the IF Design Award 2024 and will be tested in hospitals in the coming months.
To learn more about this collaboration and the Philips AI Virtual Assistant, visit the Philips booth at Hospitalar 2024.
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