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Automation and Workflow Efficiency in Clinical Settings: Implementing Automation to Reduce Administrative Burdens
Naveed Q Farrukh1, Aarti Chandawarkar2, Shravani Vundavalli2
1College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
The Medical Clinics of North America
|February 1, 2026
Summary
Physician burnout is worsened by administrative tasks. Workflow automation, aided by informatics and artificial intelligence, offers efficiency gains but requires strategic implementation.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Clinical Workflow Optimization
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Background:
- Administrative tasks significantly contribute to physician burnout in primary care and hospital settings.
- Current informatics infrastructure advancements support workflow automation through improved standards and interoperability.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the potential of workflow automation in clinical settings.
- To emphasize the need for strategic implementation in leveraging automation for efficiency.
- To discuss the emerging role of artificial intelligence in expanding automation possibilities.
Main Methods:
- Review of current administrative burdens in healthcare.
- Analysis of informatics infrastructure advancements enabling automation.
- Exploration of clinical workflows amenable to automation (e.g., prior authorizations, inbox management, scheduling, billing, report generation).
- Consideration of strategic implementation requirements for automation value.
Main Results:
- Workflow automation can enhance efficiency across various clinical tasks.
- Strategic implementation is crucial for realizing the value of automation.
- Artificial intelligence presents new opportunities for automating additional clinical workflows.
Conclusions:
- Automating administrative tasks is key to reducing physician burnout.
- Informatics and AI advancements are critical enablers of clinical workflow automation.
- A strategic approach is necessary to effectively implement automation and maximize its benefits in healthcare settings.
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