Augmedix Derives More Value from Automated Generation of Medical Notes

According to Manny Krakaris, CEO of Augmedix, this company has led the field of medical notes over the past 11 years from human scribes to full automation. To heighten accuracy, they use a combination of the most modern technologies.

The transcript of the conversation is fed into a typical large language model (LLM) used by generative AI. But Augmedix has also analyzed more than 500 medical complaints brought by patients to create other data models. They apply both the LLM and the structured data model from their analysis to each transcript in their Augmedix Go service. The use of both modles produces more accuracy and eliminates most oddities (known as “hallucinations” in the AI field). If the two models disagree on an interpretation. the user interface flags the conflict so the doctor can check them.

Augmedix Go also compares the note it generated to the edited version saved by the doctor, thus enabling continuous learning.

Augmedix Go goes beyond the note to extract the various topics and create a separate organized display of metadata, such as medications and family history. Through this interface, a doctor can ask questions with a high chance of getting accurate answers.

As Krakaris says, “Automation is table stakes. You need it just to get in the game.” They are constantly working on new ways to “get the most” out of the doctor’s note. They not only take in information, but feed ideas to doctors in real time, such as suggesting the next step in a standard protocol. They are also now entering the billing space.

Watch this extended video to learn more about the uses for automation in medical notes and check out our previous ambient clinical voice interviews with: Nuance’s Copilot (Previously DAX Express)Ambience HealthcareNabla, Suki, Oracle Health, OnPoint Healthcare Partners, and AWS HealthScribe with 3M.

Learn more about Augmedix: https://augmedix.com/

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About the author

Andy Oram

Andy is a writer and editor in the computer field. His editorial projects have ranged from a legal guide covering intellectual property to a graphic novel about teenage hackers. A correspondent for Healthcare IT Today, Andy also writes often on policy issues related to the Internet and on trends affecting technical innovation and its effects on society. Print publications where his work has appeared include The Economist, Communications of the ACM, Copyright World, the Journal of Information Technology & Politics, Vanguardia Dossier, and Internet Law and Business. Conferences where he has presented talks include O'Reilly's Open Source Convention, FISL (Brazil), FOSDEM (Brussels), DebConf, and LibrePlanet. Andy participates in the Association for Computing Machinery's policy organization, named USTPC, and is on the editorial board of the Linux Professional Institute.

   

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