Evidence is mounting that ambient listening artificial intelligence tools, which are also know as AI scribes, generate several benefits for clinicians such as reduced burnout rates.
A new study found several benefits for physicians and advanced practice providers from AI scribes in the ambulatory care setting. The study, which was published on Oct. 2 by JAMA Network Open, features data collected from 263 ambulatory care physicians and advanced practice providers at six health systems. The researchers surveyed the clinicians before they used an AI scribe and 30 days after using an AI scribe. The key findings of the study include a significant reduction in clinician burnout after using an AI scribe, with the burnout rate falling from 51.9% to 38.8%.
A study published by JAMA Network Open in August has similar findings. That study also found AI scribes were associated with a significant drop in clinician burnout, with one cohort's burnout rate falling from 50.6% to 29.4% after 42 days of AI scribe use.
In this HL Shorts video, Steven Santangelo, DO, assistant vice president of clinical operations at Virtua Medical Group, shares how use of an AI scribe has impacted clinicians at the medical group. Click here to read the accompanying HealthLeaders story.
Christopher Cheney is the CMO editor at HealthLeaders.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
A new study found that the use of AI scribes by clinicians in the ambulatory care setting reduced burnout rates from 51.9% to 38.8%.
According to healthcare executives who have participated in the HealthLeaders AI in Clinical Care Mastermind program, AI scribes are the most widely used AI technology in clinical settings.
In the future, offering AI scribes as a tool for clinicians will become crucial for healthcare organizations.