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dalton99a

(81,730 posts) Sat Apr 27, 2024, 10:45 AM Apr 27

Is your doctor using AI?

https://apnews.com/article/chatgpt-ai-health-doctors-microsoft-f63d7fcc4b361cf8073406bf231e2b92

Is your doctor using AI?
By CARLA K. JOHNSON
Updated 9:43 AM CDT, March 13, 2024

Don’t be surprised if your doctors start writing you overly friendly messages. They could be getting some help from artificial intelligence.

New AI tools are helping doctors communicate with their patients, some by answering messages and others by taking notes during exams. It’s been more than a year since OpenAI released ChatGPT. Already thousands of doctors are using similar products based on large language models. One company says its tool works in 14 languages.

AI saves doctors time and prevents burnout, enthusiasts say. It also shakes up the doctor-patient relationship, raising questions of trust, transparency, privacy and the future of human connection.

A look at how new AI tools affect patients:

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Is your doctor using AI? (Original Post) dalton99a Apr 27 OP

Interesting. CrispyQ Apr 27 #1

It is very likely AI (AI label is currently optional for patient communications) dalton99a Apr 27 #3

Not at all! usonian Apr 27 #2

Hhhmmmmmm ..... Did my doctor really go to med school? Hotler Apr 27 #4

It sounds like a South Park episode Shermann Apr 27 #5

+1 dalton99a Apr 27 #6

That's the one! Shermann Apr 27 #7

ai is everywhere dembotoz Apr 27 #8

CrispyQ

(36,610 posts)

1. Interesting.

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2024, 11:14 AM

Apr 27

The emails I get from one of my docs is weird-friendly. It's not offensive it's just odd & not in line with how he comes across in RL.

dalton99a

(81,730 posts)

3. It is very likely AI (AI label is currently optional for patient communications)

Reply to CrispyQ (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 27, 2024, 11:21 AM

Apr 27

Epic’s market share among health systems and academic medical centers has now reached ~60%. As of October, Epic now will be used by every health system on U.S. News & World Report’s best hospitals list, with more than 90% of the country’s medical students are trained on Epic systems.

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usonian

(10,072 posts)

2. Not at all!

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2024, 11:16 AM

Apr 27

I got a prescription to take 1 CR2032 battery every morning, and I feel charged up.

Hotler

(11,509 posts)

4. Hhhmmmmmm ..... Did my doctor really go to med school?

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2024, 11:22 AM

Apr 27

Shermann

(7,519 posts)

5. It sounds like a South Park episode

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2024, 12:01 PM

Apr 27

The South Park gang used AI to respond to their clingy girlfriends' texts in an overly romantic and attentive manner. Hilarity ensues.

dalton99a

(81,730 posts)

6. +1

Reply to Shermann (Reply #5)

Sat Apr 27, 2024, 12:11 PM

Apr 27

Shermann

(7,519 posts)

7. That's the one!

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #6)

Sat Apr 27, 2024, 12:38 PM

Apr 27

The association sort of exposes the whole idea as being ridiculous, doesn't it?

dembotoz

(16,874 posts)

8. ai is everywhere

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Sat Apr 27, 2024, 01:14 PM

Apr 27

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