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November 11, 2024
AI-Powered Patient Summaries: Transforming Healthcare Communication at Beth Israel Deaconess
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Contributed by: Kate Gamble
Summary
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's OpenNotes Lab is launching a project in collaboration with AI developer Abridge to assess the effectiveness of AI in creating patient visit summaries. This initiative aims to improve the communication between patients and clinicians, ensuring greater transparency and health equity. Abridge's technology will generate structured clinical notes at an 8th-grade reading level, covering crucial aspects such as diagnoses and medications. Patient feedback on the AI-generated notes will be collected through focus groups while maintaining patient privacy. Since its inception in 2010, OpenNotes has enhanced patient engagement and is now a significant movement supported by the 21st Century Cures Act, requiring healthcare providers to share clinical notes with patients.

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