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June 2024 - Working Smarter, Not Harder, Part 2: EMR Tips

Is your EMR working as hard for you as it could be? In this webinar, we discussed tips and strategies for letting the computer do more of the heavy lifting.  We also provided a live demonstration on how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used with EMRs to help with charting and provide other solutions!

Session Summary

Session Hosts: Dr. Andie Bains & Dr. Lindsay Nanninga

Guest Presenters: Dr. Ernst Greyvenstein, Dr. Katy Anderson, Dr. Tim Weighman

Session Objectives: At the end of this webinar, you will be able to:

  • Describe how EMR compatible AI tools are currently being used by Alberta physicians.
  • Employ an analysis tool to evaluate potential AI scribe options.
  • Describe how one AI scribe tool operates in real time.

Recommended Resources: 

Session Highlights & Themes:

  • The session focused primarily on the recent array of tools available to augment the EMR for charting
  • The physician panel discussed how they’re currently using AI scribing and other AI tools inside and outside of the clinic
  • Benefits and drawbacks were discussed, including the importance of privacy compliance and having an up-to-date privacy impact assessment (PIA)
  • Incorporating an AI scribe tool into a clinic is an excellent project to meet the CPSA PPIP requirement for QI

Circle Medical Clinic's (Drs. Greyvenstein & Anderson) Aspects to Consider When Selecting an AI Scribe Tool: 

  1. Product trial vs. contract
  2. Ease of sign up (0-10)
  3. Support (0-10 or N/A)
  4. Sense of Wow! (0-10)
  5. Microphone settings (0-10)
  6. Accuracy with accents (0-10)
  7. Accuracy with multiple historians (0-10)
  8. EMR integration (0-10)
    a. Schedule
    b. Labs
    c. D/I
    d. Consults
    e. Tasks
    f. Internal messaging
    g. Reminders
    h. Patient communication
  9. Number of minor corrections/note:
  10. Number of major corrections/note :
  11. Avg estimate of time saved/day:
  12. Cost
  13. Alberta Privacy compliant & PIA application assistance
  14. Best features:
  15. Areas for improvement:

Other: 

  • A live demonstration of one tool, Scribeberry, showed real time charting of a patient encounter simulation
  • See ‘Session Recording’ in Recommended Resources