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#22 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-13 12:11 PM
The article specifically mentions Abridge AI, which looks like more than just a speech-to-text converter

Abridge is just one of many vertical healthcare software companies known as "ambient AI" - they integrate various client-facing "AI" processes with the usual back office software functions, like automated scheduling, billing, organizing data and analytics : www.heidihealth.com - What is Ambient AI? Ultimate Guide for Clinicians

|------- ... 5 of the Best Ambient AI Tools for Doctors
Healthcare professionals prioritize patient care quality above anything else. To foster relationships with patients, ambient AI tools lessen their workload by listening in the background and taking in clinical information. Thinking broadly, the "always on" concept of ambient AI provides a wide range of use cases in healthcare, including:

1. Ambient AI Transcription and Dictation
Medical transcription is the first and major feature common among ambient AI providers. Hospitals and clinics can now easily reduce human error in documentation by using ambient AI scribes.

An ambient AI scribe, such as Heidi, offers live transcription of patient conversations, capturing speech word-by-word. This transcript is visible in a panel, and Heidi's AI-enabled note generation streamlines your workflow even further. ...

4. Automated AI Billing & Insurance ...

5. Ambient AI Practice Management
The future of ambient AI in clinics will handle everything from appointment scheduling to staff coordination and logistics. It will take care of smart staff shifting and recommend available slots with data from clinicians' AI-assisted notes.

Heidi Comms automates routine phone calls like follow-ups and appointment confirmations so physicians can focus on patients. ...
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Part 1 covers what you described in your #1 post:
~will you allow AI to record your conversations with the PCP so that the PCP does not have to spend time typing in your responses?~

My response was:
It's a basic speech-to-text, which is now on almost every phone or most devices with microphone. It's been available for quite a while and used to produce transcripts in medical and other industries to save time and/or labor, and has nothing to do with AI.

Some of your records will be processed by computer software, with or without the help of "AI", for billing, insurance and, if needed, provide assistance in diagnosis, course of action, etc.

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Not everything that glitters is gold; not everything that today's marketing people call "AI" is actually AI.

Some articles that could be interesting for you to help understand the marketing hype vs reality:

www.forbes.com - What 'The Pitt' Gets Right And Wrong About Generative AI In Medicine - Forbes, 2026-02-03

www.wired.com - The Pitt Finally Offers a Stark Warning on AI in Medicine - Wired, 2026-02-19
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It's working swimmingly for me. And for lots of other USans.

I have a Cigna Global plan. I can get healthcare in any country on the planet with little or no co-pay. Presumably, Cigna would cease to exist if Bernie were to be elected, along with every other non-USG insurance company. Which is fine, I suppose I would find an alternative based on Europe or somewhere else, but why? And let's assume that taxes go up to pay for this healthcare, how would that impact people like me with US plans who don't live in the US, or people who do live in the US but wind up need care while outside the country. Would I be paying for a healthcare plan that didn't even benefit me?

I'm probably the only person who has actually lived in a system where there was a US single-payer system. For US service members stationed in Europe, they are obligated to use US government-run healthcare providers. When I was on active duty, it was nearly impossible to get an appointment for dependents. If they needed care, you went to the ER. Even for me as an aviator, it was typically a 3-week wait for anything.

... Then I retired and picked up my Cigna plan. I called my chosen healthcare provider on a Monday to start working prescriptions. They asked me if Thursday of the same week was too long. I just laughed.

There are loads of Western European models that the US could choose to emulate. Most of them work pretty well. Why. Fuck around with trying for force one plan down everyone's throat, even when most have far better options?

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