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ArticleAMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science proceedings. AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science2024

Selection and Implementation of Virtual Scribe Solutions to Reduce Documentation Burden: A Mixed Methods Pilot.

Carly Hudelson, Melissa A Gunderson, Debbie Pestka, Tori Christiaansen, Bret Stotka, Lynn Kissock, Rebecca Markowitz, Sameer Badlani, Genevieve B Melton

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Article in AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science proceedings. AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Clinician Perceptions of Virtual Scribe Use: A Survey Study.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026
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  5. Pre-Post Evaluation of Documentation Burden, Time Perception, and Cognitive Workload of Ambient AI Scribe Tools.AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science proceedings. AMIA Joint Summits on Translational Science · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Carly HudelsonDepartments of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Melissa A GundersonDepartments of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Debbie PestkaCenter for Learning Health System Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Tori ChristiaansenInstitute for Health Informatics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Bret StotkaM Health Fairview, Minneapolis MN.
Lynn KissockM Health Fairview, Minneapolis MN.
Rebecca MarkowitzMedicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Sameer BadlaniInstitute for Health Informatics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Genevieve B MeltonSurgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Funding

Research Education CoreP30HS029744 · AHRQ · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI MELTON-MEAUX, GENEVIEVE B · 2024 to 2025
$2.0M
AHRQ HHS P30 HS029744
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Electronic health record (EHR) documentation is a leading reason for clinician burnout. While technology-enabled solutions like virtual and digital scribes aim to improve this, there is limited evidence of their effectiveness and minimal guidance for healthcare systems around solution selection and implementation. A transdisciplinary approach, informed by clinician interviews and other considerations, was used to evaluate and select a virtual scribe solution to pilot in a rapid iterative sprint over 12 weeks. Surveys, interviews, and EHR metadata were analyzed over a staggered 30 day implementation with live and asynchronous virtual scribe solutions. Among 16 pilot clinicians, documentation burden metrics decreased for some but not all. Some clinicians had highly positive comments, and others had concerns regarding scribe training and quality. Our findings demonstrate that virtual scribes may reduce documentation burden for some clinicians and describe a method for a collaborative and iterative technology selection process for digital tools in practice.

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PMID38827085
PMCPMC11141854

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