AH24326Use of artificial intelligence to generate emergency department discharge summaries
What is known about the topic? Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to assist in generating medical documents, but evidence regarding its effectiveness in creating emergency department (ED) discharge summaries is limited. What does this paper add? This study shows that AI-generated discharge summaries were rated comparably to ED medical notes in expected contents, readability, and internal consistency. What are the implications for practitioners? AI could be a valuable tool for enhancing efficiency and accuracy in creating ED discharge summaries, supporting clinicians in delivering high-quality patient care. It is possible to use ChatGPT4 to produce succinct discharge summaries. AI-generated discharge summaries are potentially comparable to the comprehensive medical notes written by doctors.