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Unintended Consequences of Using Ambient Artificial Intelligence Scribes for Billing

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.5771

January 09, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST

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This Viewpoint describes potential risks of using generative AI–driven ambient scribes to automate more intensive billing.

Corresponding Author: Paige Nong, PhD, Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, 416 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (nong0016@umn.edu).

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