Twenty years after President Bush laid out his vision for electronic health records, the U.S. has spent $100 billion for systems that keep doctors and nurses glued to their screens

    • Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      My fiancé works at a vet clinic that uses it and she says the doctors love it. The customers, however, don’t like that there’s an AI that listens to their visit so they just say it’s “software”

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        9 months ago

        Transcription software has existed for decades and has no need for AI. It doesn’t need to interpret anything you’re saying, shoving AI into it is literally just making things worse.

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      9 months ago

      You really gotta hope those 5-10% LLM interpretive miss rares don’t hit your particular case.

      Also if it fucks up, the doctor is still liable for malpractice right? Or do they get to kick that ball down into the abyss of trying to get LLM companies to take responsibility for their products.