AI Beats Physicians AVSs for Hospital Patients
New research indicates that AI-generated after-visit summaries (AVSs) for hospital patients outperform those written by clinicians. The study, presented at the Society of Hospital Medicine Converge 2026, found AI-generated summaries to be more understandable and actionable. Researchers believe that leveraging AI can enhance patient communication and improve discharge processes.
- ▪AI-generated AVSs scored significantly higher than physician-authored ones in understandability and actionability.
- ▪The study utilized Microsoft Copilot and Gemma to create AI-generated summaries from physician-written discharge notes.
- ▪No increase in potential harm was found with AI-generated summaries compared to those written by doctors.
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After-visit summaries (AVSs) for hospital patients generated by AI beat out those written by clinicians, according to new research presented at the recent Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) Converge 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee.When researchers tested two large language models (LLMs) — Copilot and Gemma — to generate AVSs and compared them with clinician-generated ones, the AI-generated ones were rated better for understandability, actionability, readability, accuracy, and other measures.
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