By Hari Prasad, Co-Founder & CEO, Yosi Health

Originally published in HIT Consultant on October 22, 2026.

Physicians spend hours after clinic finishing charts, a habit the industry calls “pajama time.” In a new article for HIT Consultant, Yosi Health Co-Founder and CEO Hari Prasad argues that much of this after-hours work begins long before the patient reaches the exam room.

Where pajama time really starts

Missing intake forms, incomplete histories and insurance problems discovered at check-in all push administrative work into the visit and, eventually, into the evening. Fixing documentation alone does not solve the problem when the information arrives late or incomplete.

Moving the work upstream

Hari makes the case that collecting intake and verifying eligibility before the visit is a fix that smaller and independent practices can use, not only large health systems. He points to Peachtree Medical Center, which reported saving about 10 minutes per appointment after moving this work ahead of the visit.

Technology for admin, judgment for physicians

The article closes with a clear principle: technology should take on the administrative load, while clinical judgment stays with physicians.

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