Baton Rouge's medical industry is moving the needle forward in a number of ways. Woman's Hospital opens new perinatal mental health department, Our Lady of the Lake opens community impact center for nonprofits, and Baton Rouge General partners with Cox Business to make hospital operating rooms more high-tech I did.
In 2024, the use of technology and AI will change the way patients receive care and ease the process for healthcare providers.
Dr. Leone Elliott, a family medicine physician and owner and medical director of Healthcare Gallery and Wellness Spa, says she started implementing self-check-in kiosks at her medical spas and clinics this year. He uses ambient listening, an AI-driven tool that generates clinical notes from conversations between patients and caregivers so he can focus on the patient instead of taking notes. Elliott also uses an AI-powered fax machine that reads faxes, recognizes patient information, and syncs the details to the patient's chart.
In 2025, Elliott plans to introduce only self-service check-in at the front desk. He expects more healthcare professionals to rely on AI services to reduce healthcare worker burnout. This year, with inflation, rising labor costs and lower physician compensation, he has prioritized working in small teams and using technology to aid workflows, and he expects more doctors to do so next year. I'm predicting it.
Elliott said medical spas will continue to pop up in Baton Rouge. An increasing number of patients are seeking regenerative medicine and preventive care aimed at anti-aging. Lisa Jayne, a board-certified orthopedic physical therapist and owner of Kinetic Physical Therapy, says concierge care will become more normalized in 2024. She says she has more than doubled the size and staffing of her practice to meet the growing demand from physical therapy clients seeking specialized one-on-one care. -One care. She also added clinical massage therapy as a service.
Jain says collaborative care will become a priority for patients and providers in 2025. Patients are evaluating their health care in new ways, with an increased focus on exercise, diet and mental health, she says. Next year, she plans to partner with commercial furniture retailer Frostbarber of Louisiana to provide local businesses with in-office ergonomic assessments and provide office furniture that supports employee wellness.
“As health care providers, we need to work together because it’s not about me or you,” Jain says. “It's about the patients. If other health care providers could get on board with this, it would change the face of health care forever.”
