Can I Opt Out of Having My Doctor Take Notes With AI?

LISTEN: AI scribes are changing medical care. Here’s what to know if the technology shows up at your next doctor’s appointment. Family physician Eric Boose has been using an artificial intelligence tool to get back to what he calls “old-fashioned medicine” — talking with patients face-to-face, without having to type into a computer at the…

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Healthcare Has Confused Disclosure With Understanding

By JOE FEGHALI Healthcare has become very good at producing disclosures. It is much less good at producing understanding. A hospital posts a price file. A health plan publishes negotiated rates. A provider gives an estimate. A patient portal contains a document somewhere. A consent form is signed. The box is checked. But the patient…

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Democrats Demand Trump Administration Halt Plan To Collect Federal Workers’ Health Data

Democratic lawmakers are demanding that the Trump administration halt plans to collect sensitive medical records for millions of federal workers and retirees, as well as their family members. The Office of Personnel Management has asked 65 insurance companies to provide monthly reports with detailed medical and pharmaceutical claims data of more than 8 million people…

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