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To Free Doctors From Computers, Far-Flung Scribes Are Now Taking Notes For Them

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Janis Ulevich, a retiree in Palo Alto, California, declines her primary care doctor’s remote scribe. Some states also have special privacy protections for certain groups, like people with HIV/AIDS, or very strict informed-consent or privacy laws, said Matt Fisher, a partner at Massachusetts law firm Mirick O’Connell.

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