The Risks of using AI tools like Chat GPT for medical record review
January 16, 2024 3 min read

The AI revolution has captured the world’s interest inside and out of the legal community. While it offers advantages, it’s crucial to understand AI’s limitations and when not to use it.
Key Risks of Using AI for Medical Record Review
Safeguarding Patient Privacy:
Medical Records contain highly sensitive information about your clients. Prioritizing data security is paramount when developing and handling medical chronologies. While ChatGPT excels at processing data and generating text, it lacks the necessary mechanisms to ensure HIPAA compliance. This raises concerns about potential breaches of patient confidentiality, making it an unfit tool for handling protected health information. Also – All of the models we’ve assessed have Terms and Conditions that prohibit us from using Protected Health Information without the consent of your client.Bias and Legal Implications:
AI models can inadvertently perpetuate biases present in training data, raising concerns about fairness and potential legal consequences. Professional responsibility and duty of care must be considered when relying on AI alone.Contextual Understanding Challenges:
AI tools struggle to grasp contextual nuances, leaving them reliant solely on provided information. The complexities of language and legal cases can lead to errors or omissions, as AI lacks the ability to interpret subtle nuances accurately. Understanding the intersection of medicine and the legal framework of a civil case is critical.Inconsistency Identification Deficiency:
AI-powered tools may miss critical details or misinterpret the context they are summarizing. The inability to identify inconsistencies or conflicts within the data poses risks, potentially compromising the accuracy and reliability of the medical record review.Client Communication Gap:
AI tools lack the human touch required for effective communication with clients. They are unable to address unique needs or requirements, leaving clients without the personalized approach that human doctors can provide.Why doesn’t Trivent Legal use AI-powered tools for medical summaries? Let us look at why clients choose us:
Feature | Trivent Legal | AI Tools |
Data Security (HIPAA Compliance) | Fully compliant | Non-compliant |
Contextual Understanding | Deep and nuanced | Limited |
Bias-Free Analysis | Guaranteed | Risk of Bias |
Client Communication | Personalized | Impersonal |
Accuracy and Consistency | Rigorous | Error-prone |