Affiliation:
1. Robbins Institute for Health Policy & Leadership, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
Abstract
SUMMARY
Physician burnout, a significant problem in modern healthcare, adversely affects healthcare professionals and their organizations. This essay explores the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to positively address this issue through its integration into the electronic health record and the automation of administrative tasks. Recent initiatives and research highlight the positive impact of AI assistants in alleviating physician burnout and suggest solutions to enhance physician well-being. By examining the causes and consequences of burnout, the promise of AI in healthcare, and its integration into electronic health record systems, this essay explores how AI can not only reduce physician burnout but also improve the efficiency of healthcare organizations. A roadmap provides a visualization of how AI could be integrated into electronic health records during the previsit, visit, and postvisit stages of a clinical encounter.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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