A.I. May Someday Work Medical Miracles. For Now, It Helps Do Paperwork.
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A prime target will be to ease the crushing burden of digital paperwork that physicians must produce, typing lengthy notes into electronic medical records required for treatment, billing and administrative purposes. algorithms, already approved by the Food and Drug Administration, for specific applications, like scanning medical images for cell clusters or subtle patterns that suggest the presence of lung or breast cancer. “At this stage, we have to pick our use cases carefully,” said Dr. John Halamka, president of Mayo Clinic Platform, who oversees the health system’s adoption of artificial intelligence. “Reducing the documentation burden would be a huge win on its own.” Recent studies show that doctors and nurses report high levels of burnout, prompting many to leave the profession. That work often spills over into the evenings, after-office-hours toil that doctors refer to as “pajama time.” Generative A.I., experts say, looks like a promising weapon to combat the physician workload crisis.
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