AI outperforms doctors in summarizing health records, study shows

Medical Life Sciences
Feb 28, 2024

AI outperforms doctors in summarizing health records, study shows


Background

A laborious but essential aspect of medical practice is the documentation of patient medical health records containing progress reports, diagnostic tests, and treatment history across specialists. Clinicians often spend a substantial portion of their time compiling vast amounts of textual data, and even with very experienced physicians, this process presents a possibility of introducing errors, which can translate to serious medical and diagnostic problems.