Artificial intelligence (AI) holds incredible promise for transforming healthcare. While visions of AI replacing doctors get a lot of hype, the technology's greatest near-term impact is likely to come from automating clinical workflows. By taking over repetitive administrative and diagnostic tasks, AI could free up doctors and nurses to focus more on direct patient care.
The Burden of Clinical Documentation
A major pain point in healthcare today is the burden of clinical documentation. Doctors spend an exorbitant amount of time on EHR data entry, documentation, coding, and other clerical work. By one estimate, for every hour doctors spend with patients,