Health systems say AI note-taking tools could save doctors precious hours each day. But some research shows doctors have mixed feelings about the technology.

Doctors' offices were once private. But increasingly, artificial intelligence (AI) scribes (also known as digital scribes) are listening in. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...

Electronic medical records (EMRs) have been a tremendous benefit in exam rooms across the country, creating secure patient ...

DENVER – Artificial intelligence is quietly transforming how doctors interact with patients — and it might already be in use during your next visit to the doctor’s office. Thousands of physicians ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – If you’ve got a doctor’s appointment scheduled soon, you may be asked if you’ll allow the doctor to use “digital scribing” to keep notes. The technology listens in the background to ...

The rise of anti-science and anti-vaccine rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between clinicians and patients.” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael L. Millenson writes about healthcare as a skeptical optimist. Shared decision-making between doctors and patients may be ...

In recent years, healthcare experts have placed greater emphasis on the need for open and thorough discussions about medications. It’s no longer enough for patients to simply follow instructions or ...

In a time when almost everyone shares almost everything, the question of boundaries between a doctor and patient is thornier than ever. Beyond the obvious no-go areas of sex and abuse, the ...

When doctors are unable to assess the problem in a conversation with a patient, they are more apt to order unnecessary — and expensive — tests, she said. Hospital stays are longer and readmissions ...

There's a chasm that often exists between how researchers like me use patient data and a patient’s actual experience of ...