The healthcare sector’s digital transformation journey has ignited a flurry of discussions, with an emphasis on the role of AI and smart solutions in revolutionizing patient care. In fact, the government recently allocated a £13m investment aimed at research for using AI in healthcare. The potential held by AI in this industry is truly exciting. It offers the ability to analyze extensive healthcare data at an unparalleled pace and accuracy, presenting a wide array of potential applications that span from diagnostics to predicting disease outbreaks. But whilst looking to the future, it appears that several vital steps have been overlooked if the government intends to capitalize on the chance to enhance patient care and the clinician experience sooner rather than later. This transformation is not a leap but a series of strategic steps. The initial stride in this complex journey is digitizing patient record systems using electronic document management systems (EDMS), a move that promises to reshape the landscape of healthcare delivery, patient experience and operational efficiency. Working in the dark ages In the midst of conversations about AI’s potential to reshape healthcare, the glaring reality of paper-based manual processes within the NHS cannot be overlooked. In a world […]