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AI tools can significantly decrease paperwork for doctors

An AI scribe called Nabla cut paperwork time by nearly 10%

AI also helped doctors avoid burnout and exhaustion

THURSDAY, Dec. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI) tools that "eavesdrop" on patient visits can significantly cut down on doctors’ paperwork burden, a new study says.

Doctors using a AI scribe software to help document office visits cut their paperwork time by nearly 10%, researchers reported in the New England Journal of Medicine AI .

"Documentation burden has become a major contributor to physician burnout, with doctors often spending two hours on paperwork for every hour of patient care,” lead researcher Dr. Paul Lukac , chief AI officer at University of California Los Angele

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