From burden to burnout - the reality for surgeons today
Administrative documentation is a burden for surgeons, and after performing multiple procedures a day and seeing patient after patient, detailing specifics from every case in a written operative report is nearly impossible. It’s widely known and accepted that operative reports are templatized, in fact, our research shows that 87% of surgeons use templates for all or most of their procedures. This means that a procedure with complications, extra steps, or higher complexity has an operative report that mimics that same type of procedure without those challenges, often resulting in additional reimbursement being left on the table.
Even with the high use of templates, almost half of physicians say that documenting surgical operative reports contributes to their overall burnout. More concerning is that 23% of surgeons say that operative reports significantly contribute to their burnout. With a healthcare workforce shortage already here and only getting worse, a tool that can reduce the burden with operative reports is not a nice-to-have, it’s a need-to-have.
No more templates. No more memory-based op reports.
Ambient AI technologies are already sweeping the clinical office world. Physicians can focus on their patients during office visits versus a computer screen. The level of automation and organization now embedded in many office visits, is making its way to the operating room. Routine, automated, structured surgical video capture sets the foundation for automated (and highly accurate) operative reports. At Theator, we’ve done just that.
Less pajama time? Sign me up.
In the click of a button, an AI-generated operative report is available, detailing the specifics needed for accurate billing and optimizing patient follow-up care. Health systems have already adopted this technology, not only increasing documentation accuracy but also increasing reimbursement. Video-based operative reports reduce a surgeon’s administrative burden, drive efficiencies with coding and billing, and increase the top line for healthcare administrators. Talk about a win-win-win.
