Can the Administrative Loads of Physicians be Alleviated by AI-Facilitated Clinical Documentation?

Journal: Journal of general internal medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Champions of AI-facilitated clinical documentation have suggested that the emergent technology may decrease the administrative loads of physicians, thereby reducing cognitive burden and forestalling burnout. Explorations of physicians' experiences with automated documentation are critical in evaluating these claims.

Authors

  • Henry Bundy
    Center for Health Systems Sciences, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. hebund2@uky.edu.
  • Jay Gerhart
    The Innovation Engine at Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC, USA.
  • Sally Baek
    The Innovation Engine at Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC, USA.
  • Crystal Danielle Connor
    Center for Health Systems Sciences, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
  • McKenzie Isreal
    Center for Health Systems Sciences, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
  • Ajay Dharod
    Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
  • Casey Stephens
    Center for Health Systems Sciences, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
  • Tsai-Ling Liu
    Center for Health Systems Sciences, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
  • Timothy Hetherington
    Center for Health Systems Sciences, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
  • Jeffery Cleveland
    Information Technology, Advocate Health, Oak Brook, IL, USA.