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Doctors’ AI scribes get names of drugs and diagnoses wrong, NHS watchdog warns
Exclusive: Patients identify errors in consultation transcripts that are missed by GPs, Healthwatch England finds AI technology that listens to and transcribes patients’ consultations with doctors can put them at risk by getting the name…
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Healthwatch England warns that AI transcription tools used in GP consultations can misrecord the names of drugs and illnesses, creating a risk for patients. The watchdog’s findings are based on patients who spotted errors in consultation transcripts that their doctors had not noticed.
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