DTNZ: ‘AI Scribe Tool’ to be rolled out to 1,000 emergency doctors

An artificial intelligence scribe tool will soon be deployed to 1,000 doctors and frontline staff in emergency departments nationwide, Health Minister Simeon Brown has announced.

The technology, designed to reduce the time clinicians spend on paperwork, automatically records consultations and drafts clinical notes, referral letters, and follow-up summaries for doctors to review and confirm.