IC 08-2025 Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Your Orthopaedic Practice: Streamlining Workflow and Enhancing Patient Care (CME)-IC 08-2025 Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Your Orthopaedic Practice: Streamlining Workflow and Enhancing Patient Care (CME)

IC 08-2025 Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Your Orthopaedic Practice: Streamlining Workflow and Enhancing Patient Care (CME)

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The session "Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Your Orthopedic Practice" featured experts discussing AI applications to enhance efficiency, patient care, and workflow in orthopedics. Robbie Westerman highlighted AI's role in addressing healthcare inefficiencies, particularly in billing and coding. He explained large language models (LLMs) and generative AI basics, noting that coding surgical notes is time-consuming and error-prone. AI tools like Gale AI, founded by orthopedic surgeons, can speed coding tenfold with improved accuracy and lower costs. He also discussed AI-powered financial dashboards, such as Tableau integrated with Epic EMR, which visualize revenue trends, costs, and payer mixes—helping physicians understand their value and negotiate contracts.<br /><br />Josh Harris focused on using AI to streamline preauthorization and medical necessity letters. He described the cumbersome insurance approval process, which can take months, and how AI tools like ChatGPT generate note templates and appeal letters, improving efficiency. He warned about AI's hallucinations (false information) and privacy concerns, urging careful review and de-identification of patient data.<br /><br />Bill Robertson demonstrated using AI to create presentations and patient education videos with avatars through platforms like ChatSlide AI. This approach repurposes talks for online use, improving patient instructions and website engagement. The panel also emphasized best practices for AI prompts, avoiding bias in letters of recommendation, and privacy safeguards.<br /><br />Audience questions covered AI integration in call centers, HIPAA concerns, and scribe technologies like Ambience and Dragon. Panelists advised de-identifying data to protect privacy and encouraged ongoing AI adoption to improve orthopedic practice efficiency and patient communication.

Keywords

Artificial Intelligence

Orthopedic Practice

Billing and Coding

Large Language Models

Generative AI

Financial Dashboards

Preauthorization Process

Medical Necessity Letters

Patient Education Videos

Privacy and Data De-identification