Public hospital doctors will start using generative AI to help them draft medical reports from next month.

The technology will be used to summarise a patient's clinical data, including lab results, the Hospital Authority said on Thursday.

The authority's chief executive, Tony Ko, said the introduction of AI is to save doctors time when preparing their reports.

“All the reports have to be finally checked and authorised by the doctor himself, so the doctors will be responsible for the accuracy of the report that truly reflects his or her decision in terms of what the content is to be included in the report,” Ko said.

The authority said it will first test the system at Caritas Medical Centre, Princess Margaret Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Tin Shui Wai Hospital, Tseung Kwan O Hospital and United Christian Hospital.

The authority also said that patients will soon be able to get copies of their medical reports via its HA Go app.