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STAT+: Are AI scribes medical devices? UK regulator weighs in.

The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has weighed in on whether AI scribes are medical devices, a decision that could shape how these tools are regulated in healthcare. The regulator's stance is significant for developers and clinicians using AI documentation tools, as it determines whether they must meet medical device standards. STAT's Health Tech newsletter reports on the controversy and also covers Dexcom's FDA pilot and the integration of scribes into medical education.

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STAT+: Are AI scribes medical devices? UK regulator weighs in.
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statnews.com — original article STAT+: Are AI scribes useful tools in medical education, or a crutch that imperils learning? Opinion: We lead the Federation of State Medical Boards. Here’s what we think about licensing AI to practice medicine STAT+: Why benchmarking clinical LLMs from OpenEvidence, Doximity is complicated
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