To explore ICU clinicians' expectations, concerns, and aspirations regarding the use of ambient AI scribes for documenting structured team-based discussions.
Approach:
Study Design: Qualitative study involving semistructured interviews with ICU clinicians across multiple roles.
Ethical Considerations: Study approved as exempt by UCLA IRB, focusing on minimal risk and system-level workflow improvements.
Thematic Analysis: Conducted using both inductive and deductive approaches guided by the RE-AIM/PRISM framework.
Key Findings:
ICU clinicians expressed a need for improved documentation of team discussions.
Concerns about the accuracy and reliability of ambient AI scribes in complex ICU environments were prevalent.
Ethical and operational considerations regarding passive capture of conversations were highlighted.
Interpretation:
The study provides insights into the perceived need and potential challenges of integrating ambient AI scribes into ICU workflows.
Limitations:
Limited empirical evidence on ICU teams' perceived need for ambient AI scribes.
Potential biases and errors in AI-generated documentation in noisy, multispeaker environments.
Conclusion:
Findings identify key factors influencing the adoption of ambient AI scribes in ICU settings.
