HCA Nurses Score Win Against AI; Docs Use ChatGPT in Clinic; New AI-Powered EHR

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Nurses who work for HCA Healthcare have secured some contract-based protections against AI. Nurses’ top concerns about AI have included trust in accuracy, lack of human interaction, and patient safety risks. (Becker’s Healthcare Review)

Most nurses did, however, find AI-generated patient portal message replies helpful in a research letter in JAMA Network Open.

Doctors are using ChatGPT in clinical decision-making. Should they be? (Fierce Healthcare)

The FDA detailed its plans for regulating AI in healthcare in JAMA, and HHS officials said they’re developing a cross-agency strategic plan to regulate AI in healthcare. (Politico)

Meanwhile, the Biden administration hosted its first summit on AI in the life sciences. (Axios)

And healthcare law experts detailed the FTC’s approach to regulating AI-generated medical misinformation in a JAMA Viewpoint.

The JAMA papers accompanied the launch of JAMA+ AI, a channel in the JAMA network that will highlight research on AI in healthcare.

AI-enabled wearable cameras identified potential medication errors in a hospital setting, according to a study published in npj Digital Medicine.

About three-quarters of older adults have little to no trust in AI-generated health information, according to a University of Michigan poll.

Oracle announced a new electronic health record that will use AI tools to improve navigation between records, cut the use of menus or drop-down screens, and enable voice-powered navigation. (CNBC)

Several tech companies announced new AI tools aimed at improving clinician workload, including Amazon One Medical and Microsoft. (CNBC)

Michael DePeau-Wilson is a reporter on MedPage Today’s enterprise & investigative team. He covers psychiatry, long covid, and infectious diseases, among other relevant U.S. clinical news. Follow

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