Politico August 7, 2025
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Epic, the company that manages electronic health records for nearly half of U.S. hospitals, is expected to announce new technology this month that automatically transcribes doctors’ notes during patient visits, according to two doctors, a health industry group representative and a venture capitalist with knowledge of the announcement, granted anonymity to discuss the news.
The move could reshape a market that’s so far been dominated by relative outsiders, such as the startup Abridge and Microsoft-owned Nuance.
Note-taking artificial intelligence tools, known as ambient scribes, are becoming increasingly popular in health care. Over 70 percent of practice leaders report some use of AI for patient visits, according to an August poll run by the Medical Group Management Association, which...
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