Who should bear responsibility for medical errors related to ambient AI documentation? (opens in new tab)

Click here to read the Cover Story, “AI scribes may have ‘profound impact’ on patient care.’”Imagine a scenario: A physician discusses a potential treatment with a patient in the office but does not recommend it.The physician’s ambient listening technology hallucinates a recommendation for that treatment and documents this in the electronic health record. The patient reads the note, undergoes the treatment and suffers a serious adverse reaction. The patient sues. Who is responsible?Ambient li...