Medical Xpress July 23, 2024
When Dr. David Wallace graduated from medical school in 1995, every visit note, prescription and lab request had to be written by hand.
Now, artificial intelligence writes visit notes for him before he can walk the 20 feet from an exam room to his office.
“AI is actually bringing back the human component,” Wallace said. “Now, I can actually put the phone down and, getting the history, I can look at you. I don’t have to sit here and type and try to keep up.”
Wallace is one of about 200 Sentara primary care physicians testing DAX Copilot, a generative AI program that can filter through conversations with patients to compose a narrative summary of their visits. Health system administrators...
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