The promise of AI scribes sounds like a dream come true and it will be, just not for long
We are in the early adoption phase at the peak of the hype cycle. The vision of having your computer write the note for you with faster workflows, and more time for patient care is soooo enticing.
But as with any game-changing technology, there’s a catch: it’s a double-edged sword. The leading edge cuts your daily workload magnificently, but the trailing edge—the industry’s inevitable response to your increased productivity—is a clear and obvious danger to physicians in ways we can’t yet imagine.
IN THIS BLOG POST:
- How the virtual scribe programs are trained and how they will change your work flow.
- Why they might save you up to 50% of the time you now spend on visit notes.
- How the industry will respond to this increase in productivity.
- And why I fear for a future that holds deeper and darker sources of burnout than just the exhaustion of documentation.
