Next time you visit the doctor, an algorithm might be taking notes for you. Hospitals and clinics in New Mexico and across the country have adopted artificial intelligence programs to record and document patient visits in the hopes of reducing the overwhelming paperwork burdens on burned-out doctors.

At Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Lovelace Health System and the University of New Mexico Health System, doctors use AI ambient listening programs to transcribe appointments. Using the software, doctors are free to step away from behind their computers and can spend more face-to-face time with patients, said Dr. Mel Peralta, a cardiologist and chief medical officer at Lovelace’s New Mexico Heart Institute.

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