{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"AI and Healthcare: Bob Wachter","description":"Today we interviewed Bob Wachter about his book, \u201cA Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future.\u201d&amp;nbsp; You may recall we  interviewed Bob in April 2024 about AI, and at that time he was on the fence about AI - more promise or more peril for healthcare?&amp;nbsp; As his book\u2019s title suggests, he\u2019s come down firmly on the promise side of the equation.&amp;nbsp; On our podcast we discuss:   Why Bob wrote this book, at this time, and concerns about writing a static book about AI and Healthcare, a field that is dynamic and shifting rapidly.&amp;nbsp; He\u2019s right though - we\u2019ve not had a \u201cChatGPT\u201d-launch type moment recently.   Top 5 or so ways in which Bob uses AI for work, from clinical care to book writing   Concerns about job losses in healthcare, and will we still need doctors?   AI for diagnosis, and the recent NEJM Clinical Case in which recent GeriPal guest and superstar clinician-educator Gurpreet Dhaliwal beats an AI.&amp;nbsp;   UpToDate vs OpenEvidence   Trust issues - should we trust AI after being let down before? Clinicians felt burned by their experience with the hype and promise of EHRs - but they\u2019ve been much less a game changer and much more a soul sucking chore designed to maximize billing rather than improve patient care.&amp;nbsp; Yet early returns on AI have largely been positive. Time saved from writing notes, prior authorizations, and summarizing charts\u2026all to the good!   Sadly, we didn\u2019t have Bob on piano singing the song for this one.&amp;nbsp; He was in the office, not home.&amp;nbsp; So I made do with ChatGPT\u2019s choice, Handle With Care, which has some surprisingly pertinent lyrics about AI in healthcare, including: &quot;Been beat up and battered aroundBeen sent up, and I've been shot downYou're the best thing that I've ever foundHandle me with care&quot;  Enjoy! -Alex Smith &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.geripal.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39999360\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/39999360"}