AI in Care
AI note-takers in the exam room. What changes for your visit
Some clinicians now use AI tools that listen during a visit and draft the notes. Here is what that means for you.
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Focus area
AI in Care
Understanding how artificial intelligence is used in healthcare, what evidence supports it, and where human oversight remains essential.
Why it matters
Artificial intelligence (AI) is software that learns patterns from large amounts of data. In healthcare, it can help read scans, draft visit notes, or flag a lab result that needs a second look.
AI can be helpful. It can also make mistakes, and it can work better for some groups of people than others. That is why a trained person should always review what it suggests.
Practical relevance
- More face time. Tools that help with paperwork can free up time for you.
- A second set of eyes. Some tools can flag findings for a clinician to review.
- New questions to ask. You have the right to know when a tool is part of your care.
What OLWF does
- We explain AI tools in plain language, without hype.
- We look at whether a tool was tested with people like you.
- We help students and clinicians learn to use AI safely.
Questions to ask your care team
- Is an AI tool being used in my care? What does it do?
- Who checks its results?
- How is my information protected?
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