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Evaluating Your Medical Writing Department Menu of Services in the Age of AI
Introduction: Expanding, Not Eliminating, Medical Writing Roles The conversation around AI in medical writing often centers on headcount reduction—a short-term, cost-cutting approach that overlooks AI’s true potential as well as the value—often times measured intangibly through outcomes like risk reduction—that an experienced medical writer can bring to a document. Instead of focusing on shrinking teams,…
Read MoreStaff Retention: The Hidden KPI for Adoption of AI-Enabled Medical Writing
Introduction: AI’s Impact Beyond Headcount Generative AI offers potential efficiencies in drafting various document types in medical writing. However, when facing the opportunity to adopt generative AI, heads of medical writing departments have reported being under immense organizational pressure to demonstrate immediate cost savings by reducing headcount. While AI can certainly streamline processes, focusing solely…
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