Use of an AI Scribe and Electronic Health Record Efficiency

Is an ambulatory clinician’s use of an artificial intelligence (AI) scribe associated with improved efficiency in the electronic health record (EHR) when compared with covariate-balanced controls?In this cohort study including 125 AI scribe users and 478 covariate-balanced nonusers, clinicians who used an AI scribe had reductions in time spent in the EHR system and time in notes (per appointment) compared with the control group. No changes were identified in after-hours time spent documenting per appointment, mean time to close encounter, mean appointment length, or monthly number of completed office visits.These findings suggest that AI scribes are associated with reductions in the amount of time clinicians spend documenting and writing notes in the EHR.

Corresponding Author: Kevin Pearlman, MD, MS, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, 5841 S Maryland Ave, MC 3051, Chicago, IL 60637 (kevin.m.pearlman@gmail.com).

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