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Doctors are turning medical generative AI into a booming business

Mar 16, 2024 - cnbc.com
The HIMSS conference in Orlando, Florida, highlighted the growing use of ambient clinical documentation technology, which allows doctors to record their visits with patients and automatically transforms the conversations into clinical notes using artificial intelligence. Companies like Microsoft's Nuance Communications, Abridge, and Suki have developed these solutions, aiming to reduce doctors' administrative workloads and improve patient interactions. The technology is being adopted by health systems to alleviate the burden of paperwork, which has been a significant contributor to physician burnout.

Stanford Health Care announced at the conference that it is deploying Microsoft's DAX Copilot across its entire enterprise. Nuance also announced the general availability of DAX Copilot within Epic Systems' electronic health record (EHR), the largest vendor by hospital market share in the U.S. Abridge and Suki are also integrating their technology within Epic. Abridge recently raised $150 million in a Series C round and is automating more than 92% of the clerical work it focuses on. Suki, which claims to reduce the time a physician spends on documentation by an average of 72%, is planning to raise another funding round later this year.

Key takeaways:

  • Ambient clinical documentation technology, which allows doctors to record their visits with patients and automatically transform the conversations into clinical notes using AI, was a major topic at the HIMSS conference in Orlando, Florida.
  • Companies like Microsoft's Nuance Communications, Abridge, and Suki have developed solutions with these capabilities, aiming to reduce doctors' administrative workloads and improve patient interactions.
  • Stanford Health Care is deploying Microsoft's DAX Copilot across its entire enterprise, and Nuance announced the general availability of DAX Copilot within Epic Systems' electronic health record (EHR), the largest vendor by hospital market share in the U.S.
  • Abridge and Suki are also integrating their ambient clinical documentation technology within Epic, with Abridge saving some doctors as much as three hours a day and automating more than 92% of the clerical work it focuses on.
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