Medical Scribe and Ambient Artificial Intelligence Impact on Emergency Physician Documentation Burden and Clinical Productivity: A Contemporary Evidence Review

Both ambient AI and human scribes significantly reduce emergency physicians’ documentation time, with human scribes yielding a greater reduction.
Clinical productivity, measured by work relative value units (wRVUs) per hour, remains unchanged regardless of scribe use.
Ambient AI scribe adoption is higher in lower acuity and telemedicine settings, with more frequent use among trainees compared to attending physicians.
Future studies are essential to evaluate long-term productivity gains, workflow integration, and impacts on physician burnout.

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