Do AI scribes help health systems save time?

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Earlier this week, the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) issued a report that assesses health systems’ experience with AI ambient scribes so far and zeroing in on the technology’s “financial and operational implications.” The report says about 60 scribes are adopted in the market, and while many pitch themselves as time savers, the PHTI finds that evidence of time savings is limited. The report also explores how scribes may result in higher health care costs. My colleague Brittany Trang brings us this cheat sheet:

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