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“AI scribes and similar tools have the potential to decrease the documentation burden for medical providers and improve the quality of visits for patients,” said Representative Tanzi (D-Dist. 34, South Kingstown, Narragansett).
“But as with any rapidly expanding new
technology, particularly in a sensitive field like health care, it is important
to protect patients and transparently disclose when AI scribes are being used.
I’d like to thank my colleagues for helping to ensure that will happen by
advancing this bill one step closer to becoming law.”
Ambient AI scribes are tools that record a patient’s visit with their medical provider and generate a clinical note from that visit for the provider to review. This can allow the provider to focus more on the patient rather than on their documentation during the visit. Early studies suggest that these tools can reduce documentation time for providers and reduce burnout and work-related stress.
Representative Tanzi’s bill was supported in committee by
the Senior Agenda Coalition of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island ACLU.
The bill now goes to the Senate for consideration, where
Sen. Pamela J. Lauria (D-Dist. 32, Barrington, Bristol, East Providence) has
introduced companion legislation (2026-S 2570).
