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            "text": "Thoughts on this? >> ModMed attains ASTP certification for provider efficiency,\npatient care: Integral to the certification is ModMed's AI-powered ambient listening technology, ModMed Scribe, which employs AI in its EHR.   >> Comment below! #IoT #industry40 #AI #healthtech #mheal",
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