Creating more time to care: Dr. Pinto’s story
Aug 19, 2025 | Read time: 2 min
For physicians, patient care is about more than diagnosing and prescribing — it’s about building trust and connection with patients during overwhelming moments. But the demands of documentation can make that connection feel out of reach.
Dr. Ashwin Pinto, joint chief clinical information officer and clinical neurology consultant at University Hospital Southampton, explains: "When I speak to patients, I’m keen to get a point of connection. Then they can start telling their symptoms.” He says that technology — typing on the computer — can become a distraction.
The role of documentation in healthcare
Every health consultation, even a routine check-up, requires thorough documentation. Diagnoses, treatments, patient histories and care plans must all be recorded for continuity of care, legal compliance and accurate billing. But this often leads to doctors spending more time in front of computers than with their patients.
That’s one way we’re helping transform healthcare: freeing up more time to care. Physicians can reclaim time to focus on patient care by reducing administrative tasks with tools like Solventum™ Fluency Direct™.
How we help streamline documentation time
Solventum tools can reduce the time physicians spend documenting, letting them focus on their patients. Solventum Fluency Direct, for example, offers voice-to-text transcription integrated with electronic health records (EHR) systems.
“I'd like to have a consultation with a patient in which technology is almost out of the way,” Dr. Pinto shares. “It's just, it's there in the background.”
Easing the burden for physicians
By reducing administrative tasks, tools like Solventum Fluency Direct ease the burden on physicians, allowing them to focus on what matters most: patient care.
Dr. Pinto is why we solve.
Learn more about Solventum Fluency Direct.
