Medical Economics April 2, 2025
Key Takeaways
- Dr. Durrani uses AI for note-taking, medical device training, and EHR management, enhancing efficiency and patient interaction.
- AI is seen as an augmentation, not a replacement, with no fundamental changes expected soon in the medical field.
- Physicians should lead AI development to prevent burdensome implementations and ensure beneficial integration into clinical workflows.
- AI tools may become standard care, requiring physicians to adopt them to remain competitive and avoid liability.
How Owais Durrani, DO, emergency medicine at UT Health, uses artificial intelligence.
Dr. Owais Durrani started using an AI scribe less than a year ago. He opens the app, tells the patient it is helping him take notes, and asks for their permission to use it —...