{
  "id": 15409,
  "url": "https://www.jmir.org/2026/1/e77307",
  "title": "Impact of Large Language Model–Based AI Tools on Physician-Patient Communication: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis",
  "summary": "Background: Recent advances in large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-3/4 have spurred the development of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and advisory tools in medicine. These systems are posited to assist or augment physician-patient communication, potentially improving empathy, clarity, and responsiveness. However, their actual impact on communication outcomes remains uncertain. Objective: This study aimed to systematically review and meta-analyze peer-reviewed studies (2020‐2025) eval",
  "authors": "Sven Richter, Clara Helene Buszello, Markus Prem, Sophia Willkommen, Elida Hasani, Ortrud Uckermann, Tareq A Juratli, Ilker Y Eyüpoglu, Witold H Polanski",
  "category": "research",
  "topics": "healthcare",
  "orgs": "openai,meta",
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-07-31T19:30:12.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-01T05:10:57.676Z",
  "source_slug": "x-jmir-journal-of-medical-internet-researc",
  "source_name": "JMIR (Journal of Medical Internet Research)",
  "source_homepage": "https://www.jmir.org",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/15409",
  "original_url": "https://www.jmir.org/2026/1/e77307",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}