The future of clinical documentation: How AI-generated medical notes are transforming patient care

Physicians already know the math. For every hour providers spend with patients, they spend about 30 minutes on EHR documentation. That equals les s patient face time, more pajama time with your laptop, and a constant undercurrent of burnout.

And it’s not just you. In a 2025 Tebra independent study, 48% of providers said they want to see AI-driven note generation in their EHR.

The good news? The solution is here — and it’s AI scribes that are ambient, automated, and integrated. They're changing the game by turning patient conversations into structured, editable notes instantly, right inside your EHR. 

Medical transcription is the process of converting spoken medical conversations into written clinical notes. Traditionally, this has meant using a human scribe (in person or remote) to listen to the visit and manually type the documentation.

Over time, virtual scribes and dictation tools tried to increase efficiency but came with limitations:

AI medical transcription changes that. With natural language processing (NLP), ambient AI scribes:

AI scribes can help reduce delays, switching between platforms, and extra formatting. This allows documentation in minutes, not hours. 

According to Tebra research, providers spend approximately 9 minutes on charting notes for each patient. Some specialties spend more time than others:

And it doesn’t stop when clinical hours end. Research from the Journal of General Internal Medicine found that physicians log more than 20% of their EHR time after hours — an average of 1.2 hours on clinic days and 1.3 hours on days off. 

This “pajama time” can easily add hours of work, fueling burnout.

An AI medical scribe is an advanced documentation tool that uses artificial intelligence to automatically capture, transcribe, and structure patient-provider conversations into clinical notes. This technology is a big leap from both traditional human scribes and virtual scribes.

While human scribes (in person or remote) manually type notes, an AI scribe for doctors, especially one that features ambient listening, operates autonomously, integrating directly into your workflow and processes the full patient-provider conversation without disrupting the visit.

Here’s how it works:

For busy providers, ambient scribes mean less clicking and typing, more face time with patients, and faster wrap-ups after every visit.

Tebra’s AI Note Assist is purpose-built to reduce administrative work and improve clinical accuracy — all while fitting seamlessly into physician workflows.

Here’s what AI Note Assist brings to your practice:

Explore how Tebra’s AI Note Assist can save you 30–50% of your documentation time.

Tebra’s AI Note Assist is already delivering real-world results for busy providers. “My notes used to take 30 to 60 minutes because they would be so detailed. With the Tebra AI Note Assist, each of my notes today took not even 5 minutes," Angela Davis-Taylor, FNP-C, INHC, Daisy Family Health Care, says. 

Here’s what it’s helping providers achieve:

AI Note Assist keeps you fully in charge of your notes. Every note is generated with HIPAA-compliant AI technology and integrated directly into your EHR workflow, so it’s secure, auditable, and always under your review.

Erica Cheshire, ANP-BC of Beaumont WELLness for Women, says, “What I like about the AI Note Assist is I can do small talk with my patient and the AI can pick up the parts of the conversation that matter the most, and filter out what’s irrelevant. So I feel like I can be myself in the room, which is comforting.” 

Clinical documentation will always be essential — but it doesn’t have to be exhausting. With AI Note Assist, providers can simplify their workflows, ease the burden of after-hours charting, and stay focused on what matters most: patient care.

Discover how Tebra’s AI Note Assist can transform your documentation and help you reclaim your day.