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Key Metrics

• Total physicians: 1,000
• Annual physician hours saved: 424K
• Estimated annual financial impact: $8.6M
• Patient encounters per day: Average: 20 encounters per physician/day
• Time spent per note: Average: 10 minutes per note
• Time saved per note: Average: 53% saved with Abridge
• Annual physician turnover: Average: 6% turnover rate
• Burnout-related departures: Estimate: 18% tied to burnout
• Cost to replace one physician: Estimate: $800K

Abridge Impact

Christus Health reduced cognitive load by 78% with Abridge

• Key Results: 40% decrease in burnout rate
• 41% increase in clinician attention

Key Statistics

• 63% of physicians report they experience burnout
• 2 hours spent on paperwork for every 1 hour of direct care
• $4.6B is the average annual cost of physician turnover
• 62% cite clerical burden as the leading cause of burnout

Customer Stories

Sutter Health

“The technology is designed to fit easily into our teams’ day-to-day workflows inside Epic and will help us better serve our patients by eliminating the burden of clinical documentation that can detract from patient-clinician interactions.”
Laura Wilt, Chief Digital Officer

Riverside Health

“Nobody becomes a doctor to make money. At the same time, Riverside needs to be financially successful to enable us to deliver the best patient care possible—and Abridge is empowering us to do just that.”
Charles Frazier, MD, FAAFP, SVP & Chief Medical Information and Innovation Officer

Yale New Haven Health

“Our Abridge deployment of ambient note documentation is focused on reducing the cognitive burden of clinical documentation, enabling clinicians and patients to spend more time in face-to-face conversation when they are together.”
Lee Schwamm, MD, SVP/Chief Digital Health Officer

Additional Insights

• Abridge was chosen by AltaMed Health Services Corporation, as its AI platform for documenting clinical conversations, supporting diverse multilingual populations across all care settings and specialties.

  Reported Outcomes

  • 78% reduction in cognitive load at Christus Health
  • 800+ providers, saving 30 minutes/day in documentation time at UWHealth
  • 500K+ patients, serviced in 28 languages at AltaMed
  • 55% decrease in burnout rate at Riverside Health
  • 40+ specialties, 9,400+ clinicians at Inova

Calculation Insights

• Hours Saved Per Year Across Physicians: Number of Patient Encounters Per Physician Per Day (20 days per month x 12 months) x Average Time Spent Per Note x Percent of Time Saved Per Note x Number of Physicians
• Annual Saving on Physician Retention: Annual Physician Turnover x Percent of Physicians Leaving Due to Burnout x Cost to Hire Replacement Physicians x Number of Physicians

For a deeper understanding of how Abridge can transform healthcare documentation, reach out to help@abridge.com.