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Wolters Kluwer Survey: Physician Assistant Workforce Steps up Amid Clinician Shortages, Fragmented Care Landscape, and Changing Patient Demands
WALTHAM, Mass., December 11, 2025--According to new survey findings from Wolters Kluwer Health, AI is a fixture in clinical practice for physician assistants (PAs) – also referred to as physician associates – with 56% reporting daily use and 19% relying on AI extensively. The most popular use cases for AI are clinical documentation (61%) and ambient scribe technologies for patient interaction notetaking (48%).
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