The data confirms what most of us already feel: physicians spend roughly half of their time on EHR and administrative tasks rather than direct patient care. Much of that happens after hours, the infamous "pajama time" devoted to finishing charts.

So, we face two bottlenecks:

Fragmented patient data that's hard to find, reconcile, and trust.

Documentation burden that spills into after-hours work and fuels burnout.

Both undermine our ability to deliver high-quality care and succeed in value-based models.

Those who come to me and say, “You know, I work 15 hours a day,” I say, “I am not interested.” I am interested in the quality of working hours, not the quantity. The brain of the human being. Do you think that during the first five hours of the day you are the same as you are in the last five hours? No way. You’re tired, and if you’re tired, you... See more

his quality improvement study of 263 physicians and advance practice practitioners across 6 health care systems found that after 30 days with an ambient AI scribe, burnout among those working in ambulatory clinics decreased significantly from 51.9% to 38.8%. There were also significant improvements in the cognitive task load, time spent documenting... See more