HealthLeaders Podcast

Beyond the Hype: Are AI Scribes the Next Big Thing for Doctors?

January 28, 2025

HealthLeaders Senior Editor for Innovation and Technology Eric Wicklund speaks with Dr. Robert (Bob) Murry, Chief Medical Officer at NextGen Healthcare, about the potential for ambient AI technology, also known as AI scribes, to improve the healthcare experience for both patients and their doctors.

Studies referenced in the podcast:

  1. Ma, S. P., Liang, A. S., Shah, S. J., Smith, M., Jeong, Y., Devon-Sand, A., ... & Garcia, P. (2024). Ambient artificial intelligence scribes: utilization and impact on documentation time. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, ocae304.   https://academic.oup.com/jamia/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jamia/ocae304/7926614
  2. Tierney, A. A., Gayre, G., Hoberman, B., Mattern, B., Ballesca, M., Kipnis, P., ... & Lee, K. (2024). Ambient artificial intelligence scribes to alleviate the burden of clinical documentation. NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery5(3), CAT-23.   https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/abs/10.1056/CAT.23.0404
  3. Shah, S. J., Devon-Sand, A., Ma, S. P., Jeong, Y., Crowell, T., Smith, M., ... & Garcia, P. (2024). Ambient artificial intelligence scribes: physician burnout and perspectives on usability and documentation burden. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, ocae295.  https://academic.oup.com/jamia/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jamia/ocae295/7917501
  4. MIsurac, J., Knake, L. A., & Blum, J. M. (2024). The Effect of Ambient Artificial Intelligence Notes on Provider Burnout. Applied clinical informatics.   https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/a-2461-4576
  5. Altschuler, S., Huntington, I., Antoniak, M., & Klein, L. F. (2024). Clinician as editor: notes in the era of AI scribes. The Lancet404(10468), 2154-2155.     https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)02568-6/abstract

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Duration: 
00:30:41