Use of an AI Scribe and Electronic Health Record Efficiency.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Time spent interacting with electronic health records (EHRs) is strongly associated with clinician burnout. Artificial intelligence (AI) scribes may offer a promising solution to EHR-related burnout. However, previous studies on their effectiveness are limited by selection bias.

Objective

To evaluate the association of an AI scribe with EHR efficiency using a pre-post analysis among AI scribe users and a comparison of AI scribe users with a covariate-balanced control group of nonusers.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study included ambulatory clinicians at an academic health system during a 3-month pilot period (July 1 to September 30, 2024).

Exposure

Use of an AI scribe.

Main outcomes and measures

Primary outcomes

SUBMITTER: Pearlman K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12514625 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature