Robert Budman, MD, MBA

Dr. Budman is board certified in family medicine and clinical informatics. His background includes academic medicine at UC-Irvine, emergency medicine, hospitalist work, worker’s comp, urgent care, utilization review, clinical documentation improvement (CDI), and family medicine. With many years of EHR experience on numerous platforms, Dr. Budman created content for multi-state IDNs, worked on many quality initiatives with major hospitals, re-engineered several EHR modules, demonstrating his passion for provider workflow improvements to address patient care needs. Dr. Budman was the expedition physician for the 1998 RMS Titanic Research and Recovery Expedition that recovered the “Big Piece” — an 18-ton steel piece of Titanic’s hull.

As CMIO for Nuance Communications Healthcare division, he supports computer-assisted physician documentation (CAPD) and CDI efforts; engages directly with physician and executive leadership as well as front line providers; and works directly with revenue cycle and IT teams. Dr. Budman focuses on the core of good Dragon use in documentation efforts, then adds AI tools to assist providers with accuracy and creating their best possible notes while targeting diagnostic coding and improved billing, all while alleviating EHR burdens.