Human edits to AI-drafted patient messages significantly increase response time

zakkohane · x · 2026-08-27

A study published in NEJM AI finds that human editing of AI-drafted messages to patients leads to a significant increase in response time. This reveals a substantial, currently necessary cost of "human-in-the-loop" workflows in healthcare, where ensuring quality requires human intervention that impacts efficiency.

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