RESEARCHPurpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of AI-generated summaries and physician-written summaries in the pediatric surgery population from nurses’ perspectives. Metho..
RESEARCHPurpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of AI-generated summaries and physician-written summaries in the pediatric surgery population from nurses’ perspectives. Methods: The study occurred at a large, academic-affiliated pediatric healthcare system designated as a Level 1 Children’s Surgery Center. Three clinical nurses independently reviewed and compared AI-generated summaries to physician written summaries for patients admitted to the surgery service line utilizing the validated Physician Documentation Quality Instrument (PDQI-9) tool. The nurse evaluation team met prior to scoring to ensure consistency of interpretation and scoring of PDQI-9 domains. Results: AI-generated and physician written summaries for 117 patients were included, revealing a statistically significant higher ranking for AI-generated summaries (Z = 3.89, p
