Is AI A-OK? Medicolegal considerations for general practitioners using AI scribes.

Journal: Australian journal of general practice
PMID: 40320810

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Good medical records are an essential part of healthcare. However, the burden of clinical documentation can reduce clinician productivity and add to stress and anxiety. Artificial intelligence (AI) scribes offer a solution by using large language models to predict text and rapidly generate complex records. Important medicolegal issues should be considered before adopting AI scribes into clinical practice.

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  • Owen Bradfield
    MBBS(Hons), BMedSc(Hons), LLB, MBA, FRACGP, Law and Public Health Unit, Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic.
  • Patrick Mahar
    MBBS (Hons), LLB (Hons), MBA, MDerm, GDLP, PhD, DMedSc, FAICD, FACLM, FACD, Medical Director, Skin Health Institute, Melbourne, Vic; Dermatologist, Department of Dermatology and Burns Unit, Trauma Service, Royal Children@s Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic; Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic.

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