Recorded, AI-summarised consultations given to patients by default
Every cancer consultation is recorded with consent and the patient receives the audio plus a checked written summary of what was said and decided.
Patients recall a fraction of what is said in oncology consultations and recall worsens with anxiety and bad news. Studies of consultation recordings show improved recall and satisfaction with no harm to clinicians. Ambient AI scribes now produce draft summaries from audio. The proposal is that recording and a patient-facing summary (decisions, next steps, questions asked, plain glossary) become the default, with the clinician approving the summary and the patient able to share it with family.
- Patients lack understanding, navigation and agency · Most patients cannot understand their options, find trials, or push back, so decisions are made for them.
- Knowledge reaches practice too slowly · Knowledge diffusion is slow: it takes years for a proven result to change what most patients receive, and no one can keep up with the literature.
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