EMS AI Stack

AI for emergency physicians: top 5 tools for ED Physicians

Dr. A. Keith Wesley, MD, FACEP, FAEMS✔ Reviewed by , board-certified EMS physician and former State EMS Medical Director (WI, MN) · Updated 2026-10-16 · How we review

⏱ Time saved: Ambient documentation is reported to cut charting time substantially (vendor-reported).

#1 Microsoft Dragon Copilot

PhysicianPaidHIPAA-safe: BAA available

Ambient clinical documentation (formerly Nuance DAX) for physicians and EDs.

#2 Abridge

PhysicianPaidHIPAA-safe: BAA available

Ambient AI clinical notes deployed across large health systems and EDs.

#3 OpenEvidence

PhysicianFree tierNot for PHI

Medical AI search grounded in peer-reviewed literature, widely used by clinicians.

#4 UpToDate Expert AI

PhysicianPaidNot for PHI

Wolters Kluwer clinical decision support with generative AI over UpToDate content.

#5 Glass Health

PhysicianFree tierNot for PHI

AI differential-diagnosis and clinical plan drafting for clinicians.

Starter prompts (copy & paste. Do not include patient identifiers)

Generate a differential for atypical chest pain in a 45-year-old with diabetes.
Summarize the latest evidence on ketamine for agitation.
Draft patient discharge instructions at a 6th-grade reading level.

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