Subject Guides: AI in Healthcare: Digital Scribes

Digital Scribes

Digital scribes, also known as AI medical scribes or ambient scribes, are emerging technologies that assist healthcare professionals by transcribing and summarising clinical consultations into structured notes. NSLHD Libraries have curated a selection of relevant resources to support understanding and evaluation of this emerging technology.

Australian Sources

ACI: AI: automating indirect clinical tasks and administration: Living evidence
AHPRA - Meeting your professional obligations when using Artificial Intelligence in healthcare
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is rapidly becoming integrated into many areas of healthcare. This guidance explains how existing responsibilities in National Boards’ codes of conduct apply when practitioners use AI in their practice.
AI Safety Scenario: Ambient Scribe
From the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. This safety and quality scenario provides clinicians with an example application of tools which use generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in clinical note taking to demonstrate safe and responsible use.
Artificial intelligence (AI) scribes - RACGP Fact Sheet
Australian Alliance for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Focus issue – Digital scribes
Implementation of AI Scribes in Healthcare workflows
Safercare Victoria - Ambient artificial intelligence scribes (AI scribes) – Sector advisory
TGA - Digital scribes

International Sources

ABC News: What to know before saying yes to your doctor using AI
Artificial intelligence in healthcare: An introductory guide for consumer and community representatives
Consumer and community representatives are increasingly involved in, and advising on, matters related to artificial intelligence (AI). This guide provides consumer and community representatives with an introduction to AI in healthcare. It covers what this technology is, how it is used, some key issues and considerations (including possible benefits and risks), and tips on how to advise and advocate effectively in this area.
The Conversation: Can you say no to your doctor using an AI scribe?
Should you consent to your doctor using an AI scribe? Here’s what you should know.
AI Scribe Patient FAQ - Canada Infoway

AI in Healthcare

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Digital Scribes

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