I was a medical student during a time when lots of hospital systems were switching to EMRs. I would roll my eyes at the old timers who used the hunt-and-peck methods of typing, muttering under their breath about how this was the worst thing ever. I took to it quickly and didn't understand what their issue was.

Now I do.

I'm the crotchety old lady who doesn't quite get the new technology. The AI does not write my notes like I've been writing them for 20 years and I don't like that. Harrumph.

Despite that, I did try a practice run where I talked about a complicated mental health patient who took up almost an hour of my day. I talked at the AI for 5 minutes, meandering and rambling through the history as I remembered it. And damn, did it come up with a cohesive HPI.

With that, my question is this. I don't want to use AI during the visit, but I would not be adverse to it aiding in parts of documentation after the visit, especially for these unexpected complicated office visits.…