Peer-reviewed research
Impact of an Ambient AI Scribe Among Clinicians and Patients: Real-World Prospective Observational Time-Motion Study
Tan JYE et al., JMIR Medical Informatics, 2026 · DOI 10.2196/85580
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- A prospective time-motion study by clinicians at Singapore General Hospital. It timed consultations with and without an ambient scribe, measured documentation time per consultation and eye contact, and surveyed 39 patients about the visit.
- How much weight it carries
- Peer-reviewed but observational: the comparison is before and after the scribe, with no randomization or control group. The absolute time saved is small, and the patient survey covers 39 people only.
Facts taken from this source
- In a Singapore time-motion study, documentation time per consultation fell by 15.0 percent with an ambient scribe, an association found by comparing periods before and after its use.
“Ambient scribe use was associated with a 15.0% reduction in documentation time per consultation” (Results)