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JAMA Medical News

Drafting Replies to Patient Messages With AI

Jan 24, 2025
Eden English, Senior Medical Director of Informatics at UCHealth and a respected author, shares her insights on the use of AI to ease clinician burnout. She discusses how tools like PamChat streamline communication by drafting replies to patient messages. The conversation also delves into refining AI prompts to improve response accuracy and the critical need for clinicians to oversee AI-generated messages. English highlights the challenge of misinformation, particularly around vaccines, and the ethical considerations of integrating AI in patient care.
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Quick takeaways

  • The integration of Augmented Response Technology (ART) aims to alleviate clinician burnout by automating patient message drafts, enhancing workflow efficiency.
  • Ongoing fine-tuning of ART is essential to ensure accuracy and uphold ethical standards in patient communication, emphasizing transparency and trust.

Deep dives

Introduction to PamChat and Its Functionality

PamChat, now referred to as Augmented Response Technology (ART), is designed to assist healthcare providers by generating draft replies to patient messages within their existing workflows. This technology uses generative AI to create a draft response that clinicians can review, edit, or discard before sending. The user interface seamlessly integrates into the standard message management system, allowing healthcare staff to streamline their responses to the overwhelming volume of patient inquiries. Ultimately, this tool aims to reduce the cognitive load on providers while maintaining the quality of communication with patients.

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