Assuta, Microsoft Build AI Medical Assistant to Reduce Documentation Burden on Doctors

Assuta and Microsoft have also agreed to expand their collaboration by transitioning Assuta's systems to Microsoft's cloud infrastructure and establishing a platform for developing additional AI agents for clinical, operational, and service-related use cases.

Israel-based hospital network Assuta Medical Centers and Microsoft have announced the development of an AI medical assistant designed to reduce physicians' documentation workload by summarizing patient records, transcribing consultations, and preparing clinical notes.

Sarit Sass, healthcare organizations director at Microsoft Israel, said, “We believe that the future of the healthcare system relies on combining the human expertise of medical teams with the capabilities of artificial intelligence.”

The AI medical assistant is being designed to review a patient's medical history before an appointment and present doctors with a concise overview of previous diagnoses, medications, laboratory results, treatments, and significant changes in the patient's condition.

By bringing together information scattered across multiple clinical documents, the system aims to reduce the time physicians spend searching through electronic medical records and minimize the possibility of missing important details.

During patient consultations, the assistant will be able to listen to conversations, subject to patient consent and applicable privacy regulations, and generate an organized transcript.

It will then prepare a structured medical document covering the patient's symptoms, medical history, examination findings, physician assessment, and recommended follow-up care.

Although the platform automates documentation, Assuta has emphasized that every draft must be reviewed, corrected where necessary, and approved by the treating physician before becoming part of the patient's official medical record.

The organization has also clarified that the technology is intended solely as a clinical support tool, with responsibility for diagnosis, investigations, and treatment decisions remaining entirely with doctors.

The system is also expected to support post-consultation activities by identifying patients who require additional investigations or follow-up appointments and assisting with scheduling based on clinical need and available capacity.

Ofir Shani Shaharbani, head of Assuta's Information Systems and Technology Division, said the partnership was “a significant milestone in our journey.” He said the new infrastructure would make it possible to bring artificial intelligence to the heart of medical activity “in a responsible and secure manner, while strictly protecting patient privacy.”

Future capabilities may be introduced across different stages of patient care while complying with medical governance, privacy, and cybersecurity requirements.

Alongside the AI medical assistant, Assuta and Microsoft have also agreed to expand their collaboration by transitioning Assuta's systems to Microsoft's cloud infrastructure and establishing a platform for developing additional AI agents for clinical, operational, and service-related use cases.

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