Cite as: Real Problem AI problem “Why does my doctor spend the visit typing instead of looking at me?”. Opportunity score 8.8 out of 10 (severity 10, AI feasibility 9, market signal 10, competition gap 6). Category HealthTech. Trend Voice. Source signal: r/medicine megathreads on AI scribes; AMA burnout reports.. Canonical URL: https://www.realproblem.ai/archive/why-does-my-doctor-spend-the-visit-typing-instead-of-looking-at-me.
Why does my doctor spend the visit typing instead of looking at me?
Physicians spend hours each day on EHR notes, leading to burnout and rushed visits.
Who has it: Solo and small-group physicians, NPs, PAs in outpatient and primary care.
- Severity10/10
- Feasible today9/10
- Market signal10/10
- Competition gap6/10
What people report
Solo practitioners describe AI scribes that work well but cost more than a small practice can justify or get approved by IT.
Our summary of a complaint that recurs in public posts, not a quote. Nobody submitted it to Real Problem AI.
Seen in: r/medicine megathreads on AI scribes; AMA burnout reports.
What nothing does yet
Freed is the SMB darling but generalist; specialty-tuned (derm, ortho, peds) scribes with EHR write-back to under-served EHRs (Athena, Practice Fusion, DrChrono) are gaps.
Tools that solve this
5 named so far.
- Abridge
- Nuance DAX
- Suki
- Heidi
- Freed
Why it is archived
Retired in the 2026-10-25 freshness audit: ambient AI scribes (Abridge, Nuance DAX, Suki and EHR built-ins) now cover visit note typing; the gap closed.
How you might build it
- 01Whisper-medical fine-tune
- 02LLM with specialty-specific note templates (SOAP, H&P)
- 03HIPAA-compliant infra with signed BAA
- 04EHR write-back integrations (Athena, Elation, DrChrono)
Founders working in this area
- Shiv Rao, Co-founder and CEO, Abridge
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