Clinical AI: Reduces clerical load but risks flattening judgment
DrKavner · x · 2026-08-25
The article discusses the hidden risks in the current excitement around clinical AI. A chart can look complete while a clinician's thinking is still dangerously unfinished. If a system teaches people to sign off before they have truly reasoned through a case, care could get worse even if typing is reduced and note production is accelerated.
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