Forbes November 15, 2024
2024 has been the year of the artificial intelligence ambient scribe. AI scribe companies have captured the headlines, entered countless healthcare organizations, and raised hundreds of millions of dollars. Simply put, scribes are today’s leading generative healthcare AI use case.
Still, this nascent product class is quickly evolving. Let me explain how it will shake out.
How AI Scribes Ease Documentation Burdens
For every 8 hours of scheduled clinical time, clinicians like me spend an average of 2.3 hours documenting. This work steals our attention, zaps our energy, and contributes to burnout.
AI scribes help automate this process. First, they use automated speech recognition to transcribe clinician-patient conversations. Next, they pass these transcripts through large language models to generate structured...
Today's Sponsors
Today's Sponsor