There is a growing number of studies on the impact of AI-enabled documentation tools on clinician workflow, productivity, and clinical quality. One of the recent pieces of research—Evaluating Ambient Artificial Intelligence Documentation: Effects On Work Efficiency, Documentation Burden, And Patient-Centered Care—offers interesting insights into the use of AI in practice.

The research looked at an AI scribe pilot project rolled out to primary care and specialty physicians at the University of California, Irvine. In the pilot, the physicians could adopt one of two commercially available ambient listening tools. Physicians accessed the tools either through a mobile app or their EHR system. The tools automatically generated draft clinical notes, after which the physicians then reviewed, edited, and finalized the…