The use of AI to Combat Clinician Burnout

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology and machine learning tools can boost physician satisfaction scores when there are staffing shortages and record high clinician burnout rates. The HITECH Act in 2009 encouraged hospitals to deploy EHR software systems to streamline clinical, financial, and administrative tasks through automation. However, since 2009 the time spent by providers in medical record keeping has doubled. Physicians now have to spend time on their computers and also focus on patient care. This has led to a work-life imbalance putting pressure on the physician.