Healthcare may finally have struck a healthy balance between AI hype and AI reality, according to a report from impartial observers who are also, indirectly at least, healthcare AI stakeholders.

Is AI changing the profession of nursing—or are nurses changing AI? 

By automating repetitive tasks and ensuring consistent “QC,” well-deployed AI not only unburdens healthcare professionals but also sets new standards for efficiency and reliability in medical practice. 

As AI continues its march through healthcare organizations around the world, the notion that it will replace the sector’s human workers fades but does not disappear. 

The National Academy of Medicine considers some pertinent ins and outs of GenAI. 

GenAI initiatives are complex and—in some cases—costly. “As such, the main rationale for pursuing them needs to be business growth, not workforce reductions.” 

The authors of the survey report note that AI tools mentioned by respondents run the gamut from automated appointment reminders to dynamic “care gap” messaging. 

As applications of AI spread rapidly across healthcare, ambient scribes are poised to become one of the fastest technology adoptions in the history of the sector.