https://phiz.ca/contributors/ravi-shah/Recent content in Ravi Shah on phizHugoenPowered by [Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health](https://wdgpublichealth.ca/)Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://phiz.ca/posts/2026-04-ai-scribe/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://phiz.ca/posts/2026-04-ai-scribe/<h2 id="introduction" class="relative group">Introduction <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100"><a class="group-hover:text-primary-300 dark:group-hover:text-neutral-700" style="text-decoration-line: none !important;" href="#introduction" aria-label="Anchor">#</a></span></h2><p>If you&rsquo;ve worked in public health, you already know this feeling.</p> <p>A single client interaction rarely stays in one place. Notes are written, then rewritten. Information is entered into one EMR (Electronic Medical Record) system, then entered again into another (e.g., iPHIS). Investigation forms, whether developed by Public Health Ontario (PHO) or by local public health units for specific diseases, must also be completed. What begins as a conversation can become a series of fragmented entries across platforms, pulling staff time and attention away from listening, care planning, and supporting people and communities.</p> <p>AI scribes can help shift that attention back.</p>