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In the 2025 Australian study, patients were comfortable consenting to an AI scribe in their own appointments, but some wanted more information about data storage and security before deciding.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Although patients were comfortable consenting to the AI scribe being used during their own appointments, some acknowledged that other patients might require additional information about data storage and security to make an informed decision.”
Impact of using an AI scribe on clinical documentation and clinician-patient interactions in allied health private practice: perspectives of clinicians and patients, Kerrie Evans et al., Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 2025, Results.
Open the original (DOI 10.1016/j.msksp.2025.103333)- What it measures
- The finding comes from the patient survey and the patient interviews in the same study.
- What it does not show
- Patients who agreed to take part in the study, in one country. It does not show how patients in mental health services would respond.