Can an AI scribe give clinicians their attention back? Two OHSU primary care physicians explain how ambient AI clinical documentation actually works in the exam room — how OHSU selected its AI scribe, what the data shows on documentation time and burnout, how patient consent works, and where the technology still needs a human in the loop.

In this episode:

- How OHSU ran a 12-vendor RFP and a 100-clinician crossover pilot instead of buying the most convenient tool.

- Why chart closure time dropped to roughly half of what it was — and why replacing a burned-out primary care physician takes over a year and several hundred thousand dollars.

- How clinicians ask patients for consent, what happens when a patient says no, and why consent is re-obtained at every visit.

- Where AI scribes still fall short: verbalizing the phy ...