# Administrative Burdens * **Definition:** Administrative burdens refer to the non-clinical tasks and processes in healthcare that consume time and resources, such as paperwork, compliance with regulations, and data entry, which can detract from patient care and increase operational costs. * **Taxonomy:** Healthcare Topics / Administrative Burdens ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Administrative Burdens**, for healthcare technology leaders * 5.5K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/19/2025 | [**TruBridge Integrates Microsoft Dragon Copilot into EHR**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/05/19/trubridge-integrates-microsoft-dragon-copilot-into-ehr/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 5/14/2025 | [**Proven Strategies for Getting Paid Despite Medicare Fee Cuts and Declining Medicaid Rolls**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/podcasts/podcasts-beckers-hospital-review/proven-strategies-for-getting-paid-despite-medicare-fee-cuts-and-declining-medicaid-rolls/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 5/8/2025 | [**HealthSnap Named "Best Clinical Efficiency Solution" in 9th Annual MedTech Breakthrough ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/healthsnap-named-best-clinical-efficiency-solution-in-9th-annual-medtech-breakthrough-awards-program-302450199.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 4/29/2025 | [**Why Healthcare Organizations Must Prioritize AI Governance**](https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2025/04/why-healthcare-organizations-must-prioritize-ai-governance) | [[HealthTech Magazine]] | | 4/7/2025 | [**ScribeEMR: Revolutionizing Healthcare Through Innovative Solutions**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/innovation/scribeemr-revolutionizing-healthcare-through-innovative-solutions/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 4/3/2025 | [**Why Nurse Leaders Deserve a Seat at the AI Table - HIT Consultant**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/04/03/why-nurse-leaders-deserve-a-seat-at-the-ai-table/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 3/10/2025 | [**Northwell CFO: Revenue cycle optimization critical as system grows**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/northwell-cfo-revenue-cycle-optimization-critical-as-system-grows.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 3/5/2025 | [**Reduce Clinical Trial Burden with Flatiron Clinical Pipe™: EHR-to-EDC Integration**](https://hitconsultant.net/2025/03/05/reduce-clinical-trial-burden-with-flatiron-clinical-pipe-ehr-to-edc-integration/) | [[HIT Consultant]] | | 3/5/2025 | [**Getting the right information to patients without adding clinical, IT burdens**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/getting-right-information-patients-without-adding-clinical-it-burdens) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 3/5/2025 | [**HIMSS25: InterSystems launches new EHR with built-in AI features**](https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/himss25-intersystems-launches-new-ehr-built-ai-features) | [[FierceHealthcare]] | | 3/4/2025 | [**2 health systems collaborate with Oracle Health on new features**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/ehrs/2-health-systems-collaborate-with-oracle-health-on-new-features.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 3/3/2025 | [**Vitalchat Secures Series A Funding Led by GHC Industries to Scale Virtual Nursing and Telehealth Solutions**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2025/03/03/vitalchat-secures-series-a-funding-led-by-ghc-industries-to-scale-virtual-nursing-and-telehealth-solutions/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 2/21/2025 | [**Roundup: AI and cloud tackle cyber risk and improve workflows - Healthcare IT News**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/roundup-ai-and-cloud-tackle-cyber-risk-and-improve-workflows) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 2/19/2025 | [**How AI is Transforming Healthcare Documentation and Reducing Administrative Burden**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/podcasts/podcasts-beckers-hospital-review/how-ai-is-transforming-healthcare-documentation-and-reducing-administrative-burden-142342475.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 2/11/2025 | [**Digital health company names 6 health system leaders advisers**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/ai/digital-health-company-names-6-health-system-leaders-advisers.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 2/3/2025 | [**AI Agents: New Frontier for Transforming Healthcare - Alex G. Lee, Ph.D. Esq. CLP**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-agents-new-frontier-transforming-healthcare-lee-ph-d-esq-clp-5yfbe) | [[Linkedin]] | | 1/28/2025 | [**HEALWELL Acquires Control of Mutuo Health Solutions To Build Next Generation of AI ...**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2025/01/28/healwell-acquires-control-of-mutuo-health-solutions-to-build-next-generation-of-ai-powered-physician-co-pilots/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 1/17/2025 | [**Healthcare Contract Management Software Market Size to USD 9.1 Billion by 2032, Growing ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/healthcare-contract-management-software-market-133200697.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 1/14/2025 | [**2025 Tech Trends: 4 Healthcare IT Focus Areas**](https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2025/01/2025-tech-trends-4-healthcare-it-focus-areas) | [[HealthTech Magazine]] | | 12/26/2024 | [**The Business and Finance of Healthcare in 2025**](https://www.healthitanswers.net/the-business-and-finance-of-healthcare-in-2025/) | [[Health IT Answers]] | | 12/18/2024 | [**Benefits and Challenges of Integrating AI and Machine Learning into EHR Systems**](https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2024/12/18/benefits-and-challenges-of-integrating-ai-and-machine-learning-into-ehr-systems/) | [[Healthcare IT Today]] | | 12/13/2024 | [**Physician well-being at Sanford Health + Confluence Health: 3 themes - Becker's Hospital Review**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/strategy/physician-well-being-at-sanford-health-confluence-health-3-themes.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 12/12/2024 | [**Partnering on EHR design for better care, easy migration: Insights and successes from University of Missouri Health Care**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/partnering-on-ehr-design-for-better-care-easy-migration-insights-and-successes-from-university-of-missouri-health-care.html) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 12/11/2024 | [**Digital transformation's big payoff - Healthcare IT News**](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/digital-transformations-big-payoff) | [[Healthcare IT News]] | | 12/1/2024 | [**Decentralized Clinical Trial Management - by MetforminSol - Nov, 2024 - Medium**](https://medium.com/@MetforminSol/decentralized-clinical-trial-management-c6fedb62f96c) | [[Medium]] | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **CareCloud**: A healthcare technology company focused on reducing administrative burdens and operating costs through innovative technology-enabled solutions. - **eClinicalWorks**: A healthcare IT company focused on reducing administrative burdens through innovative solutions. - **Commure**: A provider of ambient AI solutions aimed at reducing administrative burdens in healthcare settings. - **Google Cloud**: Partnering with health systems to develop generative AI solutions to alleviate administrative burdens. - **Greenway Health**: Offers AI-driven solutions like Greenway Clinical Assist™ and Greenway Document Manager™ to streamline documentation and improve administrative efficiency. - **ReferralMD**: A healthcare technology company recognized for its AI solutions that integrate with EHRs and automate administrative tasks to reduce burdens. - **Freed**: A digital health company focused on developing an AI assistant to alleviate administrative burdens for clinicians, recently raised $30 million in funding. - **KanTime**: Partnered with Tennr to automate document data entry into its EMR system, alleviating administrative burdens for post-acute care agencies. - **athenahealth**: A healthcare technology company providing cloud-based solutions to improve care coordination and reduce administrative burdens. - **Vitalchat**: Offers AI-powered ambient solutions aimed at reducing administrative burdens on healthcare professionals. - **Nym**: A company specializing in autonomous medical coding and revenue cycle management solutions to streamline administrative processes. - **Suki**: A healthcare technology provider that introduced Ambient Order Staging to reduce administrative burdens. - **Centific**: A healthcare technology company providing AI chatbots and scribes aimed at reducing administrative burdens on physicians. - **Microsoft**: Develops AI-driven innovations within its Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare platform to improve care experiences and reduce administrative burdens. - **WellPower**: A community mental health center exploring AI solutions to enhance mental health services and reduce administrative burdens. - **Oracle Health**: Partnered with MedStar Health and BayCare Health to enhance health system operations and reduce administrative burdens through new emergency management features. - **Guidehealth**: A startup focused on value-based care enablement, aiming to reduce administrative burdens on healthcare providers. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **KanTime and Tennr**: Partnership to automate document data entry, reducing administrative burdens for healthcare agencies. - **Google Cloud and Hackensack Meridian Health**: Developing generative AI tools to streamline administrative tasks. - **MedStar Health and BayCare Health with Oracle Health**: Collaborated to enhance health system operations and streamline patient relocation processes, reducing administrative burdens on nursing staff. - **Deaconess Health System and Abridge**: A partnership to expand the use of Abridge across a 19-hospital network, significantly reducing administrative burdens and enhancing patient engagement. - **Philips and AWS**: Partnership to provide cloud-enabled diagnostic solutions, improving operational efficiency and reducing administrative burdens. - **Commure and Tenet Healthcare**: Implementing Commure's ambient AI platform across Tenet's physician network to streamline workflows and reduce administrative tasks. - **Emory Healthcare and Guidehealth**: Working together to enhance primary care services and reduce administrative burdens through analytics and unified care plans. - **Affineon Health and Commure**: Integrating AI inbox management to address clinician burnout and streamline documentation processes. - **Kipu Health and AWS**: Collaboration to create AI tools for behavioral health aimed at reducing administrative tasks. - **eClinicalWorks and Imperial Beach Community Clinic**: Collaboration to implement AI solutions for enhancing patient care and reducing administrative workloads. - **Smile Digital Health and West Coast Informatics**: Partnering to enhance healthcare interoperability and reduce administrative burdens through automated data mapping. - **CareCloud and DrFirst**: Strategic partnership to enhance medication adherence and reduce prescription costs through integrated functionalities. - **GE HealthCare and Amazon Web Services**: Collaborating to develop AI models that automate diagnostics and alleviate administrative burdens on radiologists. - **Suki and EHR Vendors**: Partnerships with MEDENT and Azalea Health to integrate AI capabilities into their systems, enhancing user experience and reducing clinician burdens. - **Centific and Premier, Inc.**: A national group purchasing agreement allowing Premier members to access Centific's AI solutions at special pricing. - **Kipu Health and Hatch Compliance**: Acquisition aimed at strengthening Kipu's position in behavioral health by enhancing compliance capabilities. - **Sheba Medical Center and Paradigm Health**: Collaborating to enhance clinical research and make clinical trials more accessible through AI-driven automation. - **University of Missouri Health Care and Oracle**: Collaborating to enhance EHR design for better patient care. - **CrossTx and Artemis Global RPM**: A partnership to enhance Remote Patient Monitoring and Chronic Care Management programs. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Generative AI Tools**: Emerging tools are being developed to assist healthcare professionals in reducing administrative burdens across various healthcare settings. - **Health IT Solutions**: Technologies like EHRs and telemedicine platforms are improving efficiency and reducing administrative burdens in healthcare. - **Agentic AI**: Utilized by healthcare leaders to streamline workflows and reduce administrative burdens. - **AI in Revenue Cycle Management**: AI is expected to automate processes such as patient eligibility insights and billing coding, significantly reducing administrative burdens. - **Ambient Documentation Software**: Being implemented by organizations like Cleveland Clinic to improve clinician-patient interactions and reduce documentation burdens. - **AI-Driven Nursing Workflow Solutions**: Microsoft's innovations aim to alleviate administrative burdens on nurses, improving care delivery. - **MDAware Technology**: Emory Healthcare's implementation of MDAware to improve communication and reduce administrative burdens. - **AI-Driven Revenue Cycle Management**: Healthcare organizations are increasingly exploring AI to enhance revenue cycle processes and reduce administrative burdens. - **Generative AI in Healthcare**: Increasing adoption of generative AI technologies to automate administrative tasks and reduce clinician burnout. - **AI-Powered Documentation Tools**: Emergence of AI tools like ModMed Scribe to enhance clinical documentation and reduce time spent on administrative duties. - **AI in Behavioral Health**: Kipu Health's initiative to automate administrative tasks for behavioral health providers. - **Suki Assistant Enhancements**: New features include patient summaries and Q&A functionality to streamline clinical documentation and reduce administrative tasks. - **AI Integration**: The FDA's guidance on AI in medical devices opens opportunities for AI integration in healthcare workflows to enhance patient experiences and reduce administrative burdens. - **Ambient Listening Systems**: Emerging technologies that enable passive documentation of patient interactions, reducing the need for manual data entry. - **Telehealth and Predictive Analytics**: Adoption of these technologies is improving patient outcomes and accessibility while reducing administrative tasks. - **Decentralized Clinical Trials**: The adoption of digital technologies in clinical trials is enhancing efficiency and accessibility, addressing administrative challenges. - **Generative AI and LLMs**: These technologies are being utilized to automate tasks such as insurance claims processing and clinical documentation, reducing clinician burnout. - **SaaS Solutions**: The adoption of Software as a Service (SaaS) in healthcare is streamlining administrative tasks and improving patient engagement. - **Generative AI Services by Trigent**: Focus on transforming enterprise operations in healthcare to enhance efficiency and reduce administrative burdens. - **AI-powered Clinical Assistant by Oracle**: Reduces documentation time by nearly 30% for healthcare providers. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Administrative Burdens**: Physicians face significant administrative burdens, with many spending over 20 hours each month correcting billing errors, contributing to burnout and dissatisfaction. - **Administrative Burden Impact**: Clinicians spend an average of 28 hours weekly on administrative tasks, contributing to burnout and staffing shortages. - **Regulatory Pressures**: Concerns about excessive regulations potentially increasing administrative burdens on healthcare providers. - **Physician Burnout**: Administrative burdens are a significant contributor to physician burnout, necessitating the need for technology solutions to alleviate these pressures. - **Administrative Complexities**: Misalignment of funding and overlapping responsibilities lead to inefficient services. - **Staffing Shortages**: Healthcare systems face economic pressures due to staffing shortages and increased administrative burdens, impacting operational efficiency. - **Prior Authorization Processes**: Physicians report that navigating these processes contributes to burnout and diverts resources from patient care. - **Staff Burnout**: Healthcare professionals are experiencing burnout due to overwhelming administrative tasks and staffing shortages, necessitating innovative solutions. - **Complexity of Payer Requirements**: The growing complexity of payer requirements is projected to lead to higher denial rates and increased administrative burdens for providers. - **Workforce Shortages**: The healthcare industry faces challenges related to staffing shortages, which can increase administrative burdens and impact care delivery. - **Inefficiencies in Clinical Trials**: High staff turnover and administrative burdens in clinical trials lead to delays in patient enrollment and therapy delivery. - **Regulatory Scrutiny**: Increased scrutiny on risk adjustment scores and prior authorization processes necessitates enhanced transparency and efficiency in operations. - **Insurance Claim Denials**: High initial denial rates from payers create administrative burdens that healthcare systems aim to address to maximize reimbursement. - **Cultural Resistance to AI**: Identified as a primary obstacle to effective AI adoption in healthcare, despite its potential to reduce administrative burdens. - **Clinician Burnout**: The U.S. healthcare system is facing a crisis of clinician burnout, exacerbated by excessive documentation workloads. - **Patient Communication Gaps**: Surveys indicate significant confusion among patients regarding prior authorizations, highlighting the need for improved communication in healthcare. - **Adoption Barriers**: Healthcare organizations face significant barriers to adopting AI, including financial limitations and a lack of trained personnel. - **Cost of AI Technologies**: High costs associated with AI tools create challenges for smaller health systems in adopting these technologies. ## Related Topics [[Administrative Burden]]