MGMA poll: 63 percent of groups are adding revenue cycle automation as payers push harder, and the EHR is the first place to look.
Blog|Articles|May 6, 2026
7 ways to reduce documentation burden without buying new technology
Author(s)Austin Littrell
Fact checked by: Keith A. Reynolds, Afton Woodward
AI scribes get the headlines, but the highest-yield documentation fixes are workflow changes practices can make without a new vendor contract.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) scribes are getting most of the attention in conversations about documentation burden, and for good reason. But for practices that are not ready to take on a new vendor relationship, an enterprise AI deployment or the workflow change that comes with one, there are still meaningful gains available with the tools and people already in place.
These seven approaches do not require a new contract or a budget cycle to implement.
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