The EHR revolutionized medical record-keeping, but it also created burdensome workflows that create barriers to positive patient-doctor relationships, negatively impacting the experiences of both patients and physicians and even contributing heavily to clinician burnout.

Augmedix CMO and practicing physician Dr. Davin Lunquist joins us on today's episode of HIMSSCast to talk about the realities of documentation burden and what his company is doing to combat it.

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Talking points:

Davin’s background in clinical practice and at Augmedix
How the introduction of the EHR has led to documentation burnout
Documentation’s impact on the patient experience
The difference between electronic and paper records
Different approaches to solving for documentation burden
Differences between dictation, transcription, and scribing
The advantages of tech-enabled, remote scribing
Real-time and recorded scribing
Security and privacy provisions for scribing
How do patients feel about a third person in the room?
Augmedix’s scribing offering and telehealth
What’s next for Augmedix?
How scribing affects note accuracy

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How to improve clinical documentation

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EHR automation is helping reduce clinician burden

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Augmedix raises $23M for Google Glass-powered remote scribe platform

How documentation burdens patients and clinicians, and what can be done — with Dr. Davin Lundquist

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