Augmedix Announces Partnership with HCA Healthcare to Accelerate the Development of AI-enabled Ambient Documentation

Augmedix , a healthcare technology company that delivers industry-leading ambient medical documentation, announced a partnership with HCA Healthcare, one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, to accelerate development of technology that aims to transform the way patient care is documented in the acute care setting.

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Augmedix will collaborate with HCA Healthcare to advance the development of AI-powered ambient documentation products for acute care clinicians, helping to streamline hospital workflows. These cutting-edge products instantly convert natural clinician-patient conversations into medical notes that physicians and nurses can review and finalize before they are seamlessly transferred in real time to the Electronic Health Record (EHR). The transformation of this vital but often time-consuming task can improve the ease of documentation and provide nurses and physicians more time to spend with patients.

HCA Healthcare currently is pilot testing Augmedix’s technology stack, which includes automatic speech recognition (ASR) technology and natural processing (NLP) algorithms, in the emergency department in two hospitals, and plans to expand the pilot in emergency departments in two additional hospitals in the first half of the year.

In conjunction with this partnership, HCA Healthcare will make a financial investment in Augmedix; this investment will accelerate progress in Augmedix’s AI-centric R&D efforts to generate fully automated ambient documentation products that function within the complex acute care setting.

“We are excited to partner with Augmedix to develop ambient documentation in the acute care setting,” said Michael J. Schlosser, MD, MBA, senior vice president, HCA Healthcare’s department of Care Transformation and Innovation (CT&I). “This technology has the potential to revolutionize the way documentation occurs at the point of care, and this partnership and investment is part of our broader strategy to use technology to support our physicians and nurses and enhance patient care.”

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Schlosser adds the pilot testing is an example of HCA Healthcare’s strategy of working closely with clinicians to design and integrate innovative technology into patient care. “This Augmedix proof-of-concept is not a complete solution, which is by design. We are capturing direct feedback from and ongoing collaboration with physicians and nurses to mold and develop the solution to meet their needs.” During the pilot, HCA Healthcare plans to gather data – including critical physician, nurse, and patient feedback – to determine the potential for use at additional HCA Healthcare hospitals.

Ian Shakil, Founder, Director, and Chief Strategy Officer of Augmedix, added, “Augmedix first brought to market the practice of ambient documentation in the ambulatory setting, and we can’t imagine a better innovation partner than HCA Healthcare to bring ambient documentation to the acute care setting.”

“HCA Healthcare is a leader in deploying healthcare technology to improve patient outcomes and support physicians and nurses, and as such, they represent an ideal partner for Augmedix to deliver our innovative products to the industry at scale,” said Augmedix Chief Executive Officer Manny Krakaris. “As we continue to enhance our product offerings to best satisfy the needs of patients, nurses and physicians, we look forward to helping HCA Healthcare transform clinical documentation in the acute care setting.”

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