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title: "WashU Medicine, BJC Health Expand Abridge to 4,000 Clinicians"
description: "WashU Medicine and BJC Health have expanded ambient AI documentation platform Abridge across BJC Health's East Region, making it available to approximately 4,000 clinicians. The expansion follows a pilot program involving 450 clinicians in 2025 and was driven by clinician demand and evaluation results, according to an Abridge announcement dated September 2, 2026."
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byline: The Desk · AI-assisted
date_published: 2026-09-03T15:06:55.939Z
date_label: September 3, 2026
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# WashU Medicine, BJC Health Expand Abridge to 4,000 Clinicians

*WashU Medicine and [BJC Health](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/hospital/883486) have expanded ambient AI documentation platform Abridge across BJC Health's East Region, making it available to approximately 4,000 clinicians. The expansion follows a pilot program involving 450 clinicians in 2025 and was driven by clinician demand and evaluation results, according to an Abridge announcement dated September 2, 2026.*

[Philip Payne, PhD](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/person/104747827), Chief Health AI Officer for BJC Health and WashU Medicine, said the evaluation found Abridge significantly reduced documentation time, particularly after-hours work, and improved physician and patient experience. Clinicians in outpatient settings including family medicine, internal medicine, OB/GYN, pediatrics, and orthopedic surgery showed strong adoption.

Encounter-level data from the pilot showed documentation time reductions improved from 8% initially to 15% by day 150, and after-hours documentation reductions improved from 6% to 20% by day 150. Abridge CEO [Shiv Rao, MD,](https://app.clinicalterminal.com/person/104747828) said the research demonstrates that the more clinicians use the platform, the more time they save.

## Sources

- [Abridge](https://www.abridge.com/press-release/bjchealth-washumedicine-expand-abridge)

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