Report Underscores the Importance of Documentation. Can AI Reduce the Burden on Clinicians?

Candello’s 2024 benchmarking report, For the Record: The Effect of Documentation on Defensibility and Patient Safety, is featured in an article on the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety website. The article highlights the critical role of accurate and timely documentation in patient care saying, “While advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) offer potential solutions to alleviate clinicians’ documentation burdens, the [Candello] report emphasizes that these technologies must be meticulously validated and supervised by health care professionals to ensure data quality and prevent inaccuracies.”

In addition to highlighting data from the Candello report, the article includes comments from experts like Bob Wachter, M.D., and Eric Topol, M.D. Wachter highlights the dangers of assuming clinicians can effectively catch AI errors, while Topol envisions a future where AI enables “keyboard liberation,” allowing clinicians to focus more on patient care.

Full-text Citation

New report underscores the importance of documentation. Can AI reduce the burden on clinicians? Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety. January 16, 2024. https://betsylehmancenterma.gov/news/new-report-underscores-the-importance-of-documentation-can-ai-reduce-the-burden-on-clinicians

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