– McKesson will offer Augmedix EHR charting services to its specialty practices with a mission for providers to spend less time on data entry and more time on patient care.
– McKesson previously deployed Augmedix into six practices across the country in The US Oncology Network (The Network).
– The expansion builds on the success of the initial deployments, more practices have since engaged Augmedix. To address the growing demand, McKesson is expanding its reach and extending the offering to additional specialty practices.
McKesson Corporation, which has been investing in technologies and services that create greater efficiencies for healthcare providers has announced an expansion to its collaboration with Augmedix. Augmedix turns natural doctor-patient conversation into medical charts in real-time so that doctors can focus on what matters most – patient care.
80% Less EHR Charting with A Remote Scribe
Regardless of which electronic healthcare record (EHR), clinicians are spending more time in front of the computer and less time face-to-face with patients. This hurts practices through lost revenue, reduced clinician and patient satisfaction, and decreased charting accuracy. Augmedix gives clinicians a team of real-time, quality-controlled, and customized remote scribes.
Augmedix turns natural doctor-patient conversation into medical charts in real-time so that doctors can focus on what matters most – patient care. Augmedix provides doctors with hardware (Smartphones or Google Glass), to securely live stream the clinic visit to its cloud-based platform. A combination of proprietary natural language processing (NLP) technology and human expert teams process the live stream to ensure the creation of quality and consistent documentation.
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Renewing the Joy of Practicing Medication for Physicians
The ongoing objectives of the Augmedix deployments for McKesson is to renew the joy of practicing medicine by:
– Enhancing Doctor-Patient Interaction – Eliminating the need for the doctor to spend hours every day typing into a keyboard or performing burdensome dictations, and enabling a natural interaction between the doctor and patient
– Improving EHR Quality – Delivering more comprehensive and accurate documentation allows for rigorous quality assurance
– Saving Doctors Time – Reducing charting time and/or daily dictation time reduces burnout and enables increased productivity
– Successful Deployment in The US Oncology Network
McKesson previously deployed Augmedix into six practices across the country in The US Oncology Network (The Network). As a result, doctors who use Augmedix in The Network have often viewed these services as “life-changing” and reported 1.5-2 hours of time saved per day and a 60% increase in overall satisfaction with their practice.
With the success of the initial deployments, more practices have since engaged Augmedix. To address the growing demand, McKesson is expanding its reach and extending the offering to additional specialty practices.
Why It Matters
“Improving the business health of our customers so they can provide the best care for their patients is always top of mind,” said Nate Gosse, vice president of Product Management at McKesson. “We’re committed to greater efficiency for healthcare providers. Augmedix can help our customers through their ambient charting solution and two-way interactions in real time. We are proud to grow our relationship with Augmedix as part of our strategic investment in innovative technologies.”
