University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is teaming up with Microsoft to fight physician burnout, according to Trib Live.
Here are five insights:
1. UPMC and Microsoft will leverage artificial intelligence to attempt to decrease physician burnout in a new partnership.
2. Although few details have been released regarding the AI-driven plan, UPMC’s treasurer commented they want to turn a computer into an aid, not an impendent, for a physician and the delivered care.
3. Microsoft reported this partnership represents its New Experiences and Technologies organization’s first healthcare-focused project.
4. The partnership will likely create a new product that will be sold by Microsoft’s research and development sector.
5. The organizations will likely release more details in about six months.