Description: A proposed class-action lawsuit alleged that Sharp HealthCare, a California health system, used Abridge, an AI medical scribe, to record patient-clinician conversations without notice or consent and send sensitive audio to the vendor. The documentation workflow allegedly inserted false statements that patients had been informed and consented. Patient Jose Saucedo said he discovered the recording through his medical notes.
Editor Notes: Around 04/2025: Alleged recording practice began; exact onset date not established. 07/2025: Named plaintiff's appointment; exact day not established. 11/26/2025: Complaint filed; used as the incident-date fallback. Incident ID created 10/15/2026.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: AI transcription technology developers , AI-enabled healthcare system developers and Abridge developed an AI system deployed by Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group , Sharp HealthCare , Medical personnel and Healthcare institutions, which harmed Sharp HealthCare patients , Privacy , People recorded without consent , Patients , Jose A. Saucedo and Epistemic integrity.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Clinical documentation AI , AI transcription tools , AI medical scribe systems , Abridge clinical documentation platform and Enterprise AI systems
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1754
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-11-26
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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A proposed class-action lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior Court claims Sharp HealthCare secretly recorded doctor-patient conversations using an artificial intelligence tool --- and falsely documented that patients had given consent.
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