Becker's Healthcare December 3, 2024
Artificial intelligence-powered ambient documentation does not make clinicians more efficient but may improve work-life balance, a new study found.
Here are five things to know, according to the November study in NEJM AI:
1. The study compared 112 primary care clinicians using the DAX Copilot from Microsoft’s Nuance in mid-2023 at Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health to a control group of 103 clinicians not using the tool. The app ambiently records patient encounters before drafting a note for the EHR.
2. The researchers did not find any statistically significant difference in EHR use and financial metrics between the two groups. However, they found small decreases in documentation time for family medicine clinicians, low-volume clinicians and highly active DAX users.
3. “AI-powered...
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