2023-11-10 11:45:27
LR Schleritzko: Digitalization and artificial intelligence for the benefit of patients
St. Pölten (OTS) – Digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI) are central factors, especially in the healthcare sector. State Councilor Ludwig Schleritzko, Dr. Günter Peter (Scheibbs State Hospital) and Dr. Mag. Lukas Erhard from the clinical department for internal medicine at the St. Pölten State Hospital today provided information at a press conference regarding the digital change in the Lower Austrian state hospitals, which primarily benefits patients.
Documentation work in the clinics will be improved with a new type of digital speech recognition, said State Councilor Schleritzko, who also emphasized: “This modern program is now being rolled out across the country and written files and doctor’s letters will be generated fully automatically using speech recognition.” The modern software is medical-focused Technical terms have been designed and almost 300 doctors in the Lower Austrian state clinics are already using them. A further 613 licenses will follow by the end of the year. “That means less bureaucracy and more time for patients. “This digital solution heralds a paradigm shift,” he said, addressing another aspect. Avoiding typos and misunderstandings improves the quality of patient files and findings. Patients would be discharged from the outpatient clinic more quickly with their current findings, explained Schleritzko.
With regard to artificial intelligence (AI), the state council said:
“AI-supported visualizations are already being used in radiology and support radiologists in their diagnosis. AI-supported solutions enable special representations and standardized measurements and are indispensable in oncological, cardiological, pulmonological and traumatological care for quick and high-quality diagnosis.”
Dr. Mag. Lukas Erhart from the clinical department for internal medicine at the University Hospital St. Pölten uses the software and explained:
In the past, the doctor would speak the doctor’s letter into the dictation machine, the typist would put the text on paper, then the doctor would check it once more, then the typist would correct it and finally the doctor’s letter would be released. The new digital speech recognition will complete the entire process more quickly, says Erhart. “The learning system behind it remembers language usage and dialects and adapts accordingly,” he said.
Another example of digitalized endoscopy combined with artificial intelligence (AI) is the “Pill Cam” – a camera for swallowing. A pill-shaped capsule with an included camera is swallowed in the form of a tablet, goes through the gastrointestinal tract and images it with around 150,000 images. Dr. Günter Peter from the Scheibbs State Hospital explained: “With the ‘Pill Cam’ we have the opportunity to carry out a very precise examination, especially of the small intestine. This makes it possible to see places that are difficult or impossible to reach with the endoscope.”
The artificial intelligence is also routinely used in all colonoscopies and automatically makes virtual findings as a second examiner, says Peter. It uses color coding to draw attention to the smallest changes in the intestinal mucosa and can therefore detect pre-cancerous lesions and thus increase the quality of the examination, he said.
For further information contact the LR Schleritzko office on 0676/812 12345, press spokesman Jan Teubl, BSc., email jan.teubl@noel.gv.at or media service@noe-lga.at
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