{"id":223218,"date":"2026-03-13T11:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T15:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/data-privacy-ai-safety-assurances-key-to-physician-adoption-of-ai\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T12:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T16:00:12","slug":"data-privacy-ai-safety-assurances-key-to-physician-adoption-of-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/data-privacy-ai-safety-assurances-key-to-physician-adoption-of-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Data privacy, AI safety assurances key to physician adoption of AI"},"content":{"rendered":"

Data privacy, AI safety assurances key to physician adoption of AI<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.techtarget.com\/healthtechanalytics\/news\/366640254\/Data-privacy-AI-safety-assurances-key-to-physician-adoption-of-AI<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-03-13 11:58:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.techtarget.com<\/a><\/p>\n

While a majority of U.S. physicians are using AI in their practice, physicians are only cautiously optimistic about their use, citing concerns around patient privacy and skill loss, according to a new survey by the American Medical Association, or AMA.<\/p>\n

The AMA polled 2,051 U.S. physicians for the 2026 Physician Survey on Augmented Intelligence. The association has conducted the survey annually since 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The survey revealed that the proportion of physicians using AI increased to 72% in 2026, up from 48% in 2024 and 38% in 2023. The average number of AI use cases per physician also increased from 1.1 in 2023 to 2.3 in 2026.<\/p>\n

Summarizing medical research and standards of care is the most popular AI use case, with 39% of respondents reporting that they use AI for this purpose. Other popular use cases include creation of discharge instructions, care plans and\/or progress notes (30%), documentation of billing codes, medical charts or visit notes (28%) and generation of chart summaries (28%).<\/p>\n

Physicians cited numerous benefits of AI use, including enhanced work efficiency and diagnostic accuracy, as well as reduced cognitive overload. In fact, 73% of physicians believe that AI can help reduce administrative workload through automation, and 70% report that AI will help offload or replace some clinical tasks, relieving drivers of burnout.<\/p>\n

However, despite the overall increase in utilization, physicians remain cautious about AI use. Only 37% of physicians reported being more excited than concerned about the increased use of AI in their professional lives, a marginal increase from 35% in 2024.<\/p>\n

Patient privacy remains a top concern among physicians regarding AI use, with 41% reporting that AI use will harm patient privacy. Meanwhile, physicians are split on whether AI use will harm or help the physician-patient relationship, with 34% reporting the former and 38% the latter. Additionally, 88% of respondents said they are concerned about skill loss, with 70% of…<\/p>\n

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