AI startup Suki claims to cut clinician burnout by 40%
CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES — Suki, a Redwood City-based healthcare tech company, is transforming clinical workflows with AI-powered tools that reduce documentation time and cut clinician burnout by up to 40%.
In 2017, veteran of Google and Motorola, Punit Soni, founded Suki, and the platform is now used by over 300 health systems, including Rush University, which saw a 74% drop in burnout.
With $165 million in funding, Suki focuses on building trust-based partnerships and seamless integration with existing systems to improve healthcare efficiency and patient care.
Transforming healthcare with ambient AI technology
The impact of Suki’s technology is evident in its partnership with Chicago-based Rush University System for Health.
During a pilot program launched in early 2024, Rush reported a 74% decrease in clinician burnout and a 10% increase in patient encounter volumes.
By utilizing voice recognition and machine learning, these tools streamline tasks such as documentation, order entry, and billing data extraction.
Ninety-five percent (95%) of users have indicated their intention to utilize the platform going forward.
The report shows that purposeful AI implementation leads to better healthcare services together with better operational efficiency in healthcare systems.
Building trust-based partnerships for long-term success
Suki’s achievements are rooted in its incorporated innovative technology and commitment to building trust-based partnerships instead of data-driven transactions.
Soni emphasizes the importance of partnerships because they serve as essential components for healthcare solutions development.
Rush reports that Suki collaborates with health systems and electronic health record (EHR) vendors to seamlessly integrate its AI capabilities, ensuring usability, aligned metrics, and measurable outcomes for improved clinician workflows and patient care.
“If people don’t use the product, you can say whatever you want to say about ROI, it’s not going to happen,” Soni notes.
By focusing on shared goals and measurable results, Suki has grown its reach to over 300 health systems nationwide.
Suki’s vision extends beyond being a digital scribe; it aims to become the “AI stack” for healthcare, a unified ecosystem supporting every facet of clinical workflows.
