As Home Health Providers Dive Into AI, Study Examines Its Effect On Reducing Documentation Time
Home Health Care News December 4, 2024
Artificial intelligence-powered documentation does not enhance clinician efficiency but may improve their work-life balance, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Researchers at Atrium Health in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the Wake Forest University School of Medicine conducted a study in mid-2023 comparing 112 primary care clinicians who used Nuance’s Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) Copilot clinical documentation software with a control group of 103 clinicians who did not use the tool.
DAX Copilot is an AI-enabled scribe software integrated with electronic health records (EHR). It creates a preliminary clinical note by “listening” to the conversation between a clinician and a patient during their visit.
The purpose of this tool is to reduce administrative burdens, allowing...