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The Engineering Challenge Behind Better Patient Experiences

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  Introduction Any healthcare executive will tell you that the current expectations of patients include quick appointments , good communication , short wait times, and convenience in obtaining health services. Patients do not realize the role of technology that operates behind each patient interaction. Scheduling an appointment , filling out registration forms, processing insurance data, accessing patient medical records, retrieving test results, or even paying for healthcare are activities performed using various software systems that communicate with each other. If poor communication between those systems hinders this process, humans intervene to overcome these hurdles. The same information is filled out several times, appointments get delayed, and the number of administrative processes keeps increasing. In many cases, modernizing patient experience in expanding healthcare organizations means enhancing communication between existing systems rather than introducing another so...

Natural Language Processing – What it is and why it’s important

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Introduction Natural Language Processing — the application of software systems to examining, interpreting and accurately responding to speech is viewed as the next big leap in user interface technology. However, human speech is far more complex than most people realize. There are rules, such as spelling and grammar. How we interpret speech and text, though, is far less well-defined. How do you know when a person is being sarcastic, for example? How do we know that an athlete’s explosive sprint to the finish line didn’t involve any pyrotechnics? In human language, the words can say one thing, but the context and the tone make those words mean something else. It takes humans a half a lifetime to learn the subtle nuances of language. Even then, there will be words and phrases that some of us don’t understand. Then, there are further complications in understanding language, such as dialects and colloquialisms. So, how can a computer that “thinks” in binary be programmed, line by line,...

Robotic Process Automation and Its Applications

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Introduction Many large enterprises are using robotic process automation (RPA) to reduce costs and improve efficiency. By implementing RPA, businesses can automate repetitive and mundane tasks. RPA could represent the first step towards true intelligent automation. But what is RPA, and what are its applications in business? What Is Robotic Process Automation? RPA is a term that can be applied to any computer program that automatically performs a repetitive function. In its simplest form, RPA is the automatic out-of-office message that your email software sends. More sophisticated RPA bots can log into an application, perform tasks, and log out again. RPA is not a part of an organization’s IT infrastructure. RPA sits on top of the infrastructure and automates tasks that humans would otherwise perform. There are three main types of RPA bots. There are programmable bots that interact with other systems. There are intelligent RPA bots that can make decisions based on unstructured ...