Large Language Models and the Degradation of the Medical Record

Liam G McCoy, Arjun K Manrai, Adam Rodman

N Engl J Med . 2024 Oct 31;391(17):1561-1564. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp2405999. Epub 2024 Oct 26.

Abstract

Instead of facilitating communication and transparency, the insertion of LLM-generated text directly into the medical record risks diminishing the quality, efficiency, and humanity of health care.