Enterprise AI
Ambient clinical documentation
AI helping write medical notes by listening to a conversation between a clinician and patient.
Example
A system drafts a visit note for the clinician to review.
Why people use it
It reduces the manual note-taking involved in a clinical conversation.
What you'll hear
“The clinician will review the automatically drafted note.”
What this means for you
Have the responsible clinician check the note before relying on it.
Can you control it?
Sometimes
Sometimes. Your choices depend on the tool and your access. The settings available to an everyday user may differ from those available to the people running it.
Common questions
- Is the generated note automatically part of an accurate clinical record?
- No. It can leave out, mishear or infer information incorrectly.
- Can it confuse a patient's history with today's symptoms?
- Yes. The timing and speaker can be misunderstood, especially in a complicated discussion.
- Does it record everything a clinician needs to know?
- Not necessarily. Important observations or information may never have been spoken aloud.