10-04-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com

‘What we’re seeing is not telehealth’: alarm over doctors using AI and prescribing without seeing patients

Consumers Health Forum calls on Australian government to address ‘significant safety concerns’ about prescribing without any conversation with patientGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s health regulator is fielding complaints about the use of artificial intelligence during telehealth prescribing, and patients being issued with prescriptions without ever speaking with a doctor.A spokesperson for the Australian Health Practitioner
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