Name: 19% of US physicians use AI to draft replies to patient portal messages (Jan-Feb 2026)
Creator: American Medical Association
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19% of US physicians use AI to draft replies to patient portal messages (Jan-Feb 2026).

19%

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Why you can trust it. American Medical Association, 2026 Physician Survey on Augmented Intelligence: industry body, trade association report. AMA 2026 Physician Survey on Augmented Intelligence, 1,692 physicians.

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Period Jan-Feb 2026
Region USA
Company size All sizes
Next data Not announced

Source: American Medical Association, 2026 Physician Survey on Augmented Intelligence, Jan-Feb 2026

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Publisher: American Medical Association, 2026 Physician Survey on Augmented Intelligence
Source type: Industry body: Trade association report
What it measures: 19% of US physicians use AI to draft replies to patient portal messages
Data period: Jan-Feb 2026 (ends 2 Feb 2026)
Published by the source: 12 Mar 2026
Who is counted: AMA 2026 Physician Survey on Augmented Intelligence, 1,692 physicians.
In the source's words: Generation of draft responses to patient portal messages—19%.
Checked at source: 23 Oct 2026: Read on the AMA article of 12 Mar 2026.
Reuse: Copyrighted; quote with attribution. Quote figures with credit to the AMA; draw our own charts.
Next expected update: Not announced (American Medical Association, roughly every one to two years (2023, 2024, 2026))
Original page: www.ama-assn.org: 2026 Physician Survey on Augmented Intelligence
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No changes recorded yet. First checked at the source on 23 Oct 2026.

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What is the latest figure for AI (USA)?

19% of US physicians use AI to draft replies to patient portal messages, for Jan-Feb 2026, according to American Medical Association, 2026 Physician Survey on Augmented Intelligence. We checked it at the source on 23 Oct 2026.

72%

of US physicians said they use at least one AI tool in their practice in early 2026

Sample: AMA 2026 Physician Survey on Augmented Intelligence: 1,692 US physicians, fielded 15 Jan to 2 Feb 2026; this question n = 1,342.

American Medical Association, 2026 Physician Survey on Augmented Intelligence, Jan-Feb 2026

Industry bodyAll sizesUSA

81%

of US physicians reported awareness or use of AI in their practice in 2026, AMA's headline figure

Sample: AMA survey of 1,692 physicians; n = 1,342 for this question.

American Medical Association, 2026 Physician Survey on Augmented Intelligence, Jan-Feb 2026

Industry bodyAll sizesUSA

39%

of US physicians use AI to summarize medical research and standards of care, the top use in 2026

Sample: AMA 2026 Physician Survey on Augmented Intelligence, 1,692 physicians.

American Medical Association, 2026 Physician Survey on Augmented Intelligence, Jan-Feb 2026

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Group	Physicians
Research summaries	39%
Discharge notes, care plans	30%
Billing codes, charts	28%
Chart summaries	28%
Portal message drafts	19%
Translation	18%
Assistive diagnosis	17%

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