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UK watchdog warns AI scribes make errors in patient records

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The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has warned that AI tools used by clinicians are making errors in patient records. These errors, which can include incorrect drug names and diagnoses, are not being classified as medical devices, meaning they bypass standard safety regulations. Consequently, these mistakes may persist in patient records without detection, leaving the responsibility of identification to individuals least equipped to do so. AI

IMPACT AI tools used in healthcare may introduce errors into patient records, bypassing safety regulations due to their classification.

RANK_REASON The item discusses the use and regulation of AI tools in a specific industry (healthcare) but does not announce a new frontier model, significant industry shift, or academic research.

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UK watchdog warns AI scribes make errors in patient records

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    In each of those cases the patient caught it, not the clinician. The watchdog notes the errors simply stay in the record if nobody spots them. The MHRA has not

    In each of those cases the patient caught it, not the clinician. The watchdog notes the errors simply stay in the record if nobody spots them. The MHRA has not classified these tools as medical devices, so they sit outside the safety regime that would normally cover something wri…

    LINKS theguardian.com/…/doctors-ai-scribes-get-…

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