BC SCRIBE: Results and Lessons from British Columbia’s Ambient AI Scribe Trial

This session presents findings from BC SCRIBE, a collaborative evaluation of six ambient AI scribe tools across four British Columbia health authorities. Dr. Angel Arnaout and Dr. Maximillian Besworth will share results on documentation burden, note timeliness, clinician experience, and perceived quality of care. They will examine how clinicians used the time saved and why improvements in documentation efficiency did not automatically translate into additional patient visits.

The presentation will also explore the practical work behind responsible adoption, including privacy and security requirements, vendor collaboration, clinician support, and ongoing evaluation. Participants will leave with lessons for evaluating AI scribes, understanding their benefits and limitations, and creating the organizational conditions needed to translate individual clinician gains into broader health system value.

October Webinar Wednesdays are sponsored by Quest Diagnostics

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