Can ai read a doctors prescription accurately

New Delhi. We live in a digital world where AI has captured almost everything. Whoever has gone to the doctor knows how difficult it can be to read the hand written slip – such as what is written in it and what is the solution to any problem or disease. Patients usually depend on pharmacists so that they can understand drugs and doses correctly.

With the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the question arises: Will AI ever be able to read the doctor’s handwriting in a reliable manner?

Why is it difficult to read slips
Doctors usually write quickly, use short form and medical symbols. This makes their handwriting complex, inconsistent and difficult to understand – sometimes it is also made fun of. Even humans struggle to understand this, so teaching the same handwriting to the computer is a big challenge.

How does AI try to read handwriting?
AI uses a technique called optical character recognition (OCR), which can scan hand -written or printed text and convert into digital form. Modern AI systems combine OCR with machine learning to identify letters, patterns and even references. Some AI tools are already being trained with samples of thousands of slips to identify normal drug names and instructions.

Can AI be reliable for slips?
Although AI has improved reading general handwriting, reading medical slips is still a difficult task. The reasons for this are:

Doctors often use non-standard short form.
The style of handwriting varies from a doctor to a doctor.
Many drugs look similar to hearing or watching, which can cause confusion.

To make AI reliable, it must be trained on a huge collection of real-world slips and tested with high accuracy to avoid life-threatening mistakes.

Benefits of AI in Health Services
If AI is developed correctly, it can help:
Reducing errors in slips.
It is easy for patients to make their medicines easy.
Save the time of pharmacists.
Supporting digital medical records for future use.