AI scribes, decision support and imaging tools, judged on evidence and on what they mean for patients and doctors. Past both the hype and the dread.
What this topic answers
The questions we are working through, in your words.
- Which AI tools are arriving in clinics now?
- How do I evaluate one before using it?
- Which specialties will change most?
- What new careers is AI creating?
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AI scribes are arriving in clinics. Five questions to ask before you use one
An ambient scribe listens to the consultation and drafts the note. It can give you back your evenings. It can also put a patient’s words on a server you have never seen. Here is what to ask first.
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Teaching machines medicine, and checking what they learn.
Seeing inside the body, and telling everyone else what it means.
Health-tech product and clinical leadership
Making software that clinicians and patients actually use.
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