It’s common for patients to see software in the background: transcription systems, imaging workstations, clinical decision support, or documentation tools that may generate summaries or drafting language.
The concern isn’t that technology exists—it’s how it was used.
In an AI-influenced surgical error investigation, we look for practical questions such as:
- Did the care team verify AI-related outputs before relying on them?
- Were there warnings, limitations, or confidence signals in the workflow that were ignored?
- Do the operative and post-op notes align with imaging and the patient’s actual symptoms?
- Are there gaps suggesting the chart was assembled in a way that obscures what happened in the operating room?
If your record reads like two different stories—what you were told versus what the chart reflects—that mismatch often becomes the starting point for a deeper review.


