AI scribes: Can technology do more than free doctors from data entry?

AI scribes: Can technology do more than free doctors from data entry? 
Penn LDI - Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics; by Hoag Levins; 3/17/25 
Since the widespread adoption of electronic health record (EHR) systems in the 1990s, the health care industry has been on a relentless quest to digitally optimize the doctor-patient interaction. Today, many predict this pursuit will be dramatically changed by the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into nearly all aspects of EHR systems, transforming patient care and clinical workflows in ever more revolutionary ways. AI-powered EHRs are now theoretically capable of automating administrative tasks, providing real-time clinical insights, personalizing treatment plans, and allowing health care providers to focus more on patient care and less on data entry.