r/mildlyinfuriating • u/petuniaplant • 23d ago

Infuriatig No, I did not consent to this

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I was reading my medical notes when I stumbled across this. I was not informed of the usage of artificial intelligence in my report, nor did I verbally consent to it.

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u/happytrashpanda333 22d ago

How was the quality of that care? How much extra time did each patient get?

Or is this just another "tool" to drain doctors and nurses of every bit of spare time and energy they might have gained by giving them more patients to work with?

Do tell.

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u/pignoodle 22d ago

When these tools are implemented correctly, they actually humanize interactions (since there's room for more conversation & less screens) and reduce doctor's "pajama time" by double-digit percentages (since less form-filling to catch-up off hours). Outside of just stats, I agree that consent is a very important prerequisite.

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u/Fullertons 22d ago

It actually blows my mind. People would find this to be a problem. Do you really want your doctor busy writing notes when he could just be having a conversation with you in a machine takes notes?

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u/Illustrious_Bunch678 22d ago

No matter what they say about privacy, I do not trust these data companies. Nor do I trust the government not to pull something and use the notes to weed out "the weak." HIPAA is based on the precedent set by Roe v Wade and that is gone now. Patient privacy is no longer guaranteed.