18 Apr UW Health using Microsoft AI in Epic Systems medical records

By David Wahlberg, Wisconsin State Journal

UW Health is among three health care providers using artificial intelligence developed by Microsoft Corp. to draft message responses in electronic medical records by Verona-based Epic Systems Corp., the companies said Monday.

“A good use of technology simplifies things related to workforce and workflow,” Chero Goswami, chief information officer at UW Health, said in a statement. “Integrating generative AI into some of our daily workflows will increase productivity for many of our providers, allowing them to focus on the clinical duties that truly require their attention.”

Microsoft and Epic said they are expanding their strategic collaboration to integrate AI into health care by combining Microsoft’s Azure AI platform with Epic’s software.

UW Health, along with UC San Diego Health and Stanford Health Care, are among the first organizations to use the technology to automatically draft message responses. Read more …