# How Akron Children's uses Abridge

**95%**: “95% ABRIDGE USER RETENTION ACROSS 22 PEDIATRIC SPECIALTIES”

As published on [abridge.com](https://www.abridge.com/case-study/akron-childrens). Captured by usedby on 2026-10-01.

- Company: [Akron Children's](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/akron-children-s.md)
- Tool: [Abridge](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/abridge.md)
- Teams: Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Psychiatry, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

## What the story says

Pediatricians across many specialties at Akron Children's Hospital use Abridge to generate clinical notes from patient encounters. It is also used for coding support and level-of-service documentation, with plans to extend it to revenue cycle needs and admissions and discharges.

Summary written by usedby from the source page, in English. The figures are those of Abridge and Akron Children's, not ours.

> Over the past year, nearly 200 Akron Children's pediatricians used Abridge for an average of 71% of their clinical encounters, generating more than 75,000 notes.

- **71%**: “Over the past year, nearly 200 Akron Children's pediatricians used Abridge for an average of 71% of their clinical encounters, generating more than 75,000 notes.”

> Abridge has improved the workflow and allows pediatricians and families and the child to connect in the room, which is extremely important to build trust. It has improved patient care because you get much more of an accurate medical record. In addition, the accuracy around coding is going to be a game changer.
>
> Dr. Shefali Mahesh, Pediatrician-in-Chief & Pediatric Nephrologist

## What usedby checked

We compared the story with its live page on 2026-10-03.

- Checked: the figure 95% is printed word for word on the page, near the name of Akron Children's.
- Checked: the passage quoted above is copied word for word from the page, near the name of Akron Children's.
- Checked: Akron Children's uses Abridge. Confirmed line. Latest check across sources: 2026-10-07.
- Not checked: the result itself. We quote it; we did not measure it.

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