July 29, 2025
5 min read
Healthcare IT News
Clinicians can potentially save nearly an hour per day on clinical documentation by adopting AI-powered Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems. Michael Draheim, Chief Clinical CIO of Oracle Health Asia-Pacific, discussed the shift towards AI-driven EMR development at HIMSS25 APAC. Oracle Health is integrating task-specific clinical AI agents into its mobile EMR application. This integration enables clinicians to interact with patients while automatically capturing those interactions directly into their workflow.
"I can have a conversation with a patient. And all the things I do within that application immediately go back into their record, where appropriate, to be able to ensure that I have the full integrated treatment pathway. That might include specific actions like a letter back to their GP or a treatment plan after getting discharged from an orthopaedic operation," Draheim explained.
Some AI features already rolled out in the U.S. mobile app include chart review and note generation. Oracle Health is also developing specialist-specific AI agents tailored to different clinical roles.
"If I'm an endocrinologist and I am having a conversation [with a patient], there are some specific things that I want to do as an endocrinologist. So the system understands that, and it may change the layout to ensure it meets the requirements I need for my endocrinology patients, which is very different from a general surgeon… The system understands that based on your profile, who you are and what you're required to do at that specific point in time," Draheim said.
The AI also automates routine clinical tasks, such as recording interactions when changing a cannula due to patient discomfort. Oracle Health is enhancing its system with multilingual capabilities and ensuring the ecosystem is flexible to support clinicians wherever they are, without forcing changes in clinical practice.
"We are making sure the ecosystem works in a way that is flexible depending on where you are and what you are doing as a clinician, rather than making you change your practices because the technology is fixed and ensuring that it supports what you need to do, but also gives you access to those things wherever you are," Draheim added.
The outcomes so far are significant: a 50% reduction in patient interaction documentation burden and over half a million notes produced across the system. Based on pre- and post-implementation studies, clinicians save roughly 45 minutes daily on administrative tasks, which translates to about 1,100 days saved for hospitals. This reclaimed time allows clinicians to leave work on time, see more patients, or focus on more meaningful, client-facing activities. Currently, these AI features are live in the United States, with beta testing ongoing in the United Kingdom and preparations underway in Australia.
Source attribution: Originally published at Healthcare IT News on July 28, 2025.
Source attribution: Originally published at Healthcare IT News on July 28, 2025.