About 15,000 US doctors and assistants are using an AI feature in MyChart, a ubiquitous communications platform in US hospitals, to draft replies to patients
Overwhelmed by queries, physicians are turning to artificial intelligence to correspond with patients. Many have no clue that the replies are software-generated.
“One doctor received an email saying, ‘I want to be the first to congratulate you on your A.I. co-pilot and be the first to send you an A.I.-generated patient message.’” [embedded post]
Many thanks to @teddyrosenbluth for this @nytimes story about 𝐀𝐈-𝐠𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐟 𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥 𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 I am grateful to be quoted about @UCSDHealth efforts along with esteemed colleagues across the country Full story⤵️ https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]