The 320% documentation AI growth figure compares plans with current use
Share of 130 healthcare executives using an AI tool for clinical documentation, and planning to use one by 2026, in a Healthcare Dive and Microsoft survey published in March 2025
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| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Using an AI documentation tool | 10% |
| Planning to use one by 2026 | 42% |
About the data
- Sources
- Healthcare Dive, sponsored content by Microsoft, March 10, 2025 (opens in a new tab)Clinical documentation paragraph
- Kent Applied, Where healthcare AI has proof, and where it does notFig. 2
- Method
- The two shares are as the survey article states them. The 320% is the article's own arithmetic: 42% divided by 10% is 4.2 times, an increase of 320%. It compares a plan with current use, so it does not measure growth in use.
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Sources for the figures above: This healthcare AI use case will grow 320% by 2026, survey finds (opens in a new tab).
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