STAT April 20, 2023
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Researchers test Microsoft and Epic’s AI
Researchers at Stanford, UC San Diego Health, and UW Health in Madison will be among the first to pilot generative AI tools created by Microsoft and electronic health record vendor Epic. The hope, Brittany Trang and Casey Ross report, is to offer overworked physicians some relief by helping them draft responses to the barrage of patient messages arriving in online portals.
The AI won’t be let off the leash entirely: All the responses will be reviewed by human caregivers before...