Patient consent remains a cornerstone of ethical and compliant AI use in healthcare. While MediQo provides secure AI-assisted tools, responsibility for obtaining patient consent rests with the practice or organisation.

Consent processes typically include:

• Informing patients that AI-assisted documentation is being used

• Explaining that clinicians review and verify all AI outputs

• Clarifying that AI functions as a documentation support tool, not an autonomous decision-maker

• Recording consent within the patient’s clinical record
  
  
  

Consent conversations can be brief but should be transparent. Patients should understand what the technology does, what it does not do, and how their data is handled.

MediQo can provide template consent wording to assist practices in standardising their approach. Templates can be adapted for general practice, aged care, allied health, or hospital environments.

Clear consent processes strengthen trust, reduce medico-legal exposure, and align with contemporary expectations around digital transparency in healthcare.