AI may listen in on your next doctor’s appointment

Atrium Health pediatrician Jocelyn Wilson uses an AI tool on her smartphone to record patient visits and generate clinical summaries. Because she no longer needs to take notes, Wilson said the technology allows her to engage more fully with her patients. Credit: Courtesy of Atrium Health By Michelle Crouch Co-published with The Charlotte Ledger When pediatrician Jocelyn Wilson sees patients at Atrium Health Levine Children’s Charlotte Pediatrics, she begins each visit with a simple request: for permission to record the conversation. The reason isn’t surveillance — it’s efficiency. Like a growing number of doctors, Wilson uses an artificial intelligence tool that listens to her conversations with patients. It then transforms them into a clinical visit summary that she can review, edit and upload to a patient’s medical record in […]

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