{"id":97582,"date":"2026-08-05T03:14:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T03:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/97582\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T03:14:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T03:14:33","slug":"stat-health-tech-are-ai-scribes-medical-devices-uk-regulator-weighs-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/97582\/","title":{"rendered":"STAT Health Tech: Are AI scribes medical devices? UK regulator weighs in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"author-bio\">Mario covers technology in health care, including FDA regulation of artificial intelligence; how Medicare pays for health tech; the use of AI in clinical care; mental health chatbots; and consumer wearables. He\u2019s also the co-author of the free, twice weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/signup\/health-tech\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">STAT Health Tech newsletter<\/a>. You can reach Mario on Signal at mariojoze.13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019re reading the web edition of STAT\u2019s Health Tech newsletter, our guide to how technology is transforming the life sciences.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/signup\/health-tech\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up to get it<\/a>\u00a0delivered in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good morning, health tech readers!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, controversy over a regulator\u2019s decision on AI scribes. 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