October 16, 2025

AI scribe tool now available to all attending physicians

How to sign up and get started

The AI scribe tool Abridge is now open for any attending physician to use at UC Davis Health.

The tool has proven popular with physicians since it launched to a pilot group in summer 2024. Since then, 370 UC Davis Health physicians have used Abridge to assist in documenting patient visits and medical notes, with 200 more onboarding in the coming weeks.

AI scribe technology aims to eliminate the need for real-time manual documentation, so clinicians can completely focus on and maintain eye contact with their patients. Following an appointment, AI organizes the conversation into a standard progress note, including treatment plan, physical exam and history of present illness. It also generates a patient-facing visit summary.

“[Abridge] sped me up and got me out of the ED 45 minutes to an hour earlier than I normally would have,” said physician Kelly Owen.

How to sign up for the AI scribe tool

Getting started is quick and easy:

Submit a catalog request.
Complete the 15-minute online training, sent to your email.

Note: iPhone/iPad devices only.

What physicians think

The clinicians who participated in the Abridge pilot program reported a 52.7% decrease in cognitive load since implementing the technology into their workflow. They saved an average 1.6 hours per week in notetaking.

“My experience with Abridge has been very positive. I noticed I can code for the actual work I do, which results in a higher level of coding per visit. This will enhance revenue, in my opinion.” - David Mach, D.O., Family and Community Medicine

“Abridge has been very accurate and very nicely summarized what the patient said. I’ve used it with some patients who have been a little tangential and it’s done a good job with the summarization, where I didn’t’ feel it was biased or hallucinating in any way,” said Bryn Mumma, M.D., Department of Emergency Medicine