Your Doctor Is Using A.I. to Take Notes. What Could Go Wrong?
About 30 percent of U.S. doctors are using A.I. scribes to document patient encounters, which can ease their documentation burden but raise concerns about privacy, consent, and accuracy. The audio and transcript of appointments are typically stored temporarily, while the draft note remains in the patient's electronic medical record.
Artificial intelligence programs are recording doctor-patient conversations and turning them into draft medical notes across the U.S. About 30 percent of U.S. doctors use these A.I. scribes to document patient encounters. Doctors spend roughly 2.3 hours on paperwork for every 8 hours of patient care, and A.I. scribes can ease this burden. The audio and transcript of appointments are typically stored temporarily, often deleted within weeks or months. The draft note remains in the patient's electronic medical record. Patients have the right to access their records, but may not have access to the audio recording and transcript.
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