AI tool gives medics more time with patients

USING artificial intelligence assistants can help healthcare staff spend almost a quarter more time speaking to patients, a trial has found.

- By Hanna Geissler Health Editor

The AI scribe tool, called TORUS, listens to the consultation and drafts clinical notes and letters.

A study of more than 17,000 patient encounters in which the technology was used resulted in a 24% increase in direct patient interaction time and an 8% reduction in appointment length.