Big News and Announcements from NextGen UGM 2023

NextGen announced several AI initiatives at their annual User Group Meeting, including the launch of their Ambient Assist product to help with clinical documentation. The company also promised more focus on stability, customers, and patient engagement. The roller coasters and thrill rides in Orlando, FL were the perfect backdrop for the 26th edition of NextGen Healthcare’s annual User Group Meeting (#NextGenUGM23). It has been an up and down year for the ambulatory EHR maker and its customers in this ever changing climate. Their UGM was a chance to reset and chart a clearer path forward. David Sides, Chief Executive Officer and Dr. Bob Murry, Chief Medical Officer did just that during their opening keynote. Together, the pair made a slew of announcements aimed squarely at improving the lives of customers including: adding AI capabilities, patient engagement features, and more focus on product stability. Ambient Assist The big news item from Sides and Murry was Ambient Assist – the company’s new AI-powered ambient clinical voice solution. Ambient Assist runs on NextGen’s mobile platform and “listens” to the patient encounter. Using AI (powered by Nabla) it extracts the relevant clinical information and creates structured SOAP notes according to templates set up by users. Ambient Assist promises time savings for clinicians who are buried with too much documentation. Several NextGen customers have high praise for the new solution. Candance Lemke, MS, RN, NP-C a Nurse...
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