The Documentation Challenge

• Clinicians spend a large portion of their day on paperwork
• Administrative tasks significantly reduce time available for patient care
• Documentation burden is a major contributor to clinician burnout

AI Documentation Solutions

• Speech recognition and NLP have been used for years to transcribe dictations
• More advanced generative AI (LLMs) are now being tested to auto-summarize and draft medical notes
• German startup Smart Reporting developed AI-powered reporting software for radiologists
• This system can save up to 90% of the time doctors spend writing reports

Ambient Documentation

• LLMs are being explored as medical scribes that listen to doctor-patient conversations
• These systems can generate draft clinical notes or discharge summaries
• Prototypes could potentially cut physician documentation time by over 30%
• Some hospitals are also using AI to assist in coding and billing documentation

Current Limitations

• Documentation AI remains assistive (the human reviews and signs off)
• Privacy and accuracy challenges must be resolved before wider deployment
• Issues with context understanding and medical terminology are being addressed