Kristine Lee, MD
I think that practicing medicine is a very rewarding vocation. As doctors, we choose this call, we want to help people. There is immense satisfaction in supporting patients on their way to better health. But too often, the realities of modern medicine move us away from what matters most. Administrative tasks, particularly clinical documentation, take more and more time. This is a common part of being a doctor today, and indiscutly Contributions to exhaustion.
When Electronic Health Records (EHRS) arrived at the scene a couple of decades ago, they intended to optimize the provision of attention and communication. But the detail of the required clinical documentation meant that doctors had to devote most of their time to take notes. Today, some doctors still pass almost a Quarter of a typical work week about EHR documentation – A challenge that we need urgently.
Without sufficient time in the working day both for patient care and for administrative tasks, many doctors work at high time or free time. This imbalance of working life is cited as a main source of medical exhaustion. Addressing exhaustion is crucial, as studies show Increases the probability that a doctor leaves an organization or the field of medicine. With these consequences in mind, permanent medical leaders sought to provide doctors for more time dedicated to delivery care, instead of documenting it.
Enter ai
But just as innovation can sometimes create challenges, it also has the incredible potential to relieve them. That is why I is recently encouraged that is restructuring the experience of care for patients and doctors equally. TO Recent study We perform ATE The permanent medical groupPosted in Catalyst NejmHe showed that the technology of environmental scribes with artificial intelligence saved doctors the equivalent of 1,794 business days, or almost 7 years of work hours – In just one year. In addition to being a change of play in the reduction of time dedicated to administrative tasks, both patients and doctors reported improved interactions when using technology.
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In permanent Kaiser, for a long time we have believed that improving patient care and support doctors should go hand in hand. The scribes of AI are a natural extension of that philosophy. These digital tools capture and document clinical conversations in real time, releasing doctors to completely focus on the patient in front of them. Patients said doctors were more focused on them when they used environmental scribes.
Our approach sacrifices environmental scribes as an option for doctors, not as a requirement. By allowing each doctor to participate in their own level of comfort, we create a base movement, with high users of environmental scribes that share successes with their classmates. These high users spent significantly less time documenting notes by appointment, which allowed them to spend more time interacting with patients.
Ambient Scribe technology is now available for all doctors throughout the organization. With a great propagation adoption, we will have a better understanding of how these tools can improve the patient’s medical interactions and general job satisfaction.
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The value for doctors
As medical leaders, it is our responsibility to find ways to make practical medicine more sustainable and rewarding for our cocklesas. Given the current shortage of doctors in the US. And the growing demands are put to doctors, every hour is important. Innovation Like the environmental scribes won, solve all problems, but they are a significant step towards Restoring joy in medicine.
I am proud to be part of an organization so clearly dedicated to improving the experience of medical care and excited to be part of what we do next for our patients, doctors and the future of medical care.
Kristine Lee, MD, is an associated executive director of Virtual Medicine and Technology in the Permanent Medical Group.