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.
Industry bodyUpdated 23 Oct 2026
72%of US physicians said they use at least one AI tool in their practice in early 2026
72% of US physicians said they use at least one AI tool in their practice in early 2026, says the American Medical Association. AMA headlines 81%, but that adds 9% who were unsure which AI tools their practice offers.
Industry bodyChecked at source, 23 Oct 2026All sizesUSAHealthcare · AI
What US physicians use AI for, 2026
| 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% |
In plain words
What this number really says
72% of US physicians said they use at least one AI tool in their practice in early 2026 (Jan-Feb 2026).
72%
the latest figure (Jan-Feb 2026)
Industry body
type of source
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 US physicians, fielded 15 Jan to 2 Feb 2026; this question n = 1,342.
Key facts
- 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
Method and use
How it was measured, and how to use it
How it was measured
- Publisher
- American Medical Association, 2026 Physician Survey on Augmented Intelligence
- Source type
- Industry body: Trade association report
- What it measures
- 72% of US physicians said they use at least one AI tool in their practice in early 2026
- 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 US physicians, fielded 15 Jan to 2 Feb 2026; this question n = 1,342.
- In the source's words
72% 48% 38% 9% 18% 19% 34% 62% 2026 2024 2023 Incorporates 1 or more use cases
- Checked at source
- 23 Oct 2026: Read in the AMA survey PDF (page 4 chart) and the AMA article of 12 Mar 2026. Corrected: the 81% headline is "awareness or use" and includes 9% who were unsure which AI tools their practice offers; explicit use is 72%. AMA says survey changes limit strict comparability across waves.
- 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
- Data files
- CSV · JSON (stable links)
Full change log
- 23 Oct 2026Correction72% Sample line said 81% use AI, up from 38% in 2023. AMA defines 81% as awareness or use; explicit use is 72% (2026), 48% (2024), 38% (2023).
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APA
American Medical Association. (2026). 72% of US physicians said they use at least one AI tool in their practice in early 2026. Via digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/healthcare/physicians-using-ai
MLA
"72% of US physicians said they use at least one AI tool in their practice in early 2026." American Medical Association, 2026 Physician Survey on Augmented Intelligence, Jan-Feb 2026. digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/healthcare/physicians-using-ai.
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72% of US physicians said they use at least one AI tool in their practice in early 2026, 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.
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