Corewell, Abridge ink ‘game-changing’ deal
Becker's Healthcare December 5, 2024
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health inked a partnership with Abridge, an artificial intelligence company focused on clinical documentation.
The 21-hospital health system began searching for a clinical documentation technology partner around 18 months ago and did a few small licensing pilots to figure out which company would make the biggest impact. What would be worth the cost? The initial pilots had mixed results.
Then, Corewell’s venture group brought in Abridge.
Corewell and Abridge partnered for a 90-day pilot program with a select group of about 100 providers and found 90% reported a significant increase in the undivided attention they were able to give to patients. They also reported spending 48% less time on after-hours documentation each week, dropping from 4.3...