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Physician-Reported Safety Outcomes of AI-Generated Hospital Course Summaries (JAMA)

This study is being presented at the 2026 Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting. The full study is linked to this news release. 

By JAMA Network Open    

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 10:45 A.M. ET, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026

About JAMA Network Open: JAMA Network Open is an online-only open access general medical journal from the JAMA Network. On weekdays, the journal publishes peer-reviewed clinical research and commentary in more than 40 medical and health subject areas. Every article is free online from the day of publication. 

About The Study: In this study, a large language model-based agentic workflow produced hospital course summaries that were frequently used with minimal risk of harm identified. The intervention was associated with a reduction in physician burnout, supporting the viability of AI summarization to mitigate documentation burden.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Francois Grolleau, MD, PhD, email grolleau@stanford.edu.

(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.16556)

Editor’s Note: Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, conflict of interest and financial disclosures, and funding and support.

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SOURCE: https://media.jamanetwork.com/news-item/physician-reported-safety-outcomes-of-ai-generated-hospital-course-summaries/


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