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Error by AI scribe during medical appointment leaves patient devastated
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-14/ai-medical-scribe-error-leaves-patient-devastated/107031672
Replying to @inari@piefed.zip
I’ve used AI for medical transcription before and it is absolutely incredible. It’s not just a word for word text, but a detailed clinical breakdown of everything discussed.
All you have to do is simply read the damn thing thoroughly and correct whatever minor errors pop up.
Takes 95% less time.
I’m unsure if there’s an ethical issue with putting patients medical records in the data machine.
It needs to be a system and a contractual framework that complies with the medical privacy regulations of the place where it’s being used (in the US, HIPAA). I have some doubts about whether specific companies or people will actually comply, or the enforcement of those laws by certain governmental authorities, but I don’t think it’s conceptually impossible to have this kind of tech be compliant with those types of regulations.