Ask HN: Doctors Using AI Workflow Automation – What's the Real Impact?
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In my experience, PCPs in places like One Medical are now not shy to ChatGPT symptoms together with a patient.
It is kinda funny, but is also helpful and makes sense.
Needle app or NotebookLM are also valuable resources for that.
I‘m keen to hear from medical professionals, hospital IT staff, or developers in this field about the ground truth.
What specific, repetitive tasks in your workflow have been successfully automated or augmented by AI? (E.g., documentation, coding, preliminary screening).
What has been the actual effect on your daily hours, mental load, and patient interaction time? Are the promised efficiency gains real?
What are the biggest frustrations? (e.g., AI “hallucinations” in notes, rigid workflows, integration nightmares with EHRs, or the time needed to review/correct AI output).
Please share your honest experience, good or bad.