U.S. doctors increasingly use A.I. scribes to document patient visits
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Updated · The New York Times · Apr 28
U.S. doctors increasingly use A.I. scribes to document patient visits
12 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Apr 28
About 30 percent of U.S. physicians now employ A.I. programs to record and draft medical notes, with tools like Microsoft’s Dragon Copilot storing transcripts for up to 90 days.
A.I. scribes aim to reduce doctors’ paperwork, lower stress, and improve attention during appointments, though little research exists on their impact on patient care.
The growing use of A.I. scribes has sparked concerns over privacy, consent, and accuracy, as storage policies and data handling vary across healthcare organizations and technology providers.
When your doctor's AI is listening, who else can access your most private health data?
Should AI scribes be regulated like medical devices to ensure patient safety?
Are AI scribes secretly driving up your medical bills through more aggressive insurance coding?
Can AI truly cure doctor burnout, or does it just create new administrative burdens?
Will tomorrow's AI scribes use video, and are we ready for the privacy risks?
If an AI scribe's error leads to a misdiagnosis, who is legally at fault: the doctor or the tech company?