By: Emily M. Bender and Decca Muldowney At a recent appointment, Emily’s physical therapist (who knows some about her research) said, “Before we get started,...

At a recent appointment, Emily’s physical therapist (who knows some about her research) said, “Before we get started, there’s something I want to ask you about.” The something was an automatic “scribing” system their office is trialling for two weeks and deciding whether to purchase. These systems take in a (presumably audio-only) recording of the patient encounter and then output a draft patient note for the chart.

So what’s the big deal with “AI” charting? Here are nine reasons why we recommend refusing to consent to the use of scribing tools in healthcare settings:

  • chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I think at this point you could probably even do it as an offline mobile app, no extra technical competence needed to use. If it needs syncing with other devices have third party servers, but it’s end to end encrypted and all processing is clientside so they don’t actually see anything. But they want to see it, because that data is a valuable asset, even though ethically they really should not have it.

    • obtoxious@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I agree but someone (?) needs to get that app out and certified and known ASAP because the ones already in the market

      If you want to give your health care provider a small panic attack, just mention the word “migration” as is “migrate to a new computer system”. Nobody wants to do it. Once something “works” (using the broadest definition of the term) it will be kept as long as possible.