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How should healthcare AI connect information to care?
Make information actionable
AI can provide information, but access tools must connect it to an appointment and a provider.
The AI can give you the information, but ZocDoc can make it actually actionable so that you can go see a provider.
Healthcare access should work across open pathways rather than require every interaction to happen through one service.
And the reality is that that's a flawed premise because healthcare isn't like a building where you lure the patient in and you slam the door or shut behind them. It's a lot more like a city, right?
Wellbeing and longevity can coexist with products valued as indulgences, without treating every choice as wellness.
But why can't we live in a world where like some things are wellness for your longevity and your well being and then other things are just like indulgence. And that's good too.
How should healthcare access be expanded and made affordable?
Expand public coverage
A public option or Medicare for all could change how Congress approaches healthcare access.
And a lot of the ones running this cycle are proponents of a public option or Medicare for all. And so I could see that changing the way Congress works.
Copycat drugs could make treatments available at lower prices, while patients can compare plans for cheaper coverage.
And where that really comes into effect is cost. Because basically in a few years, we're gonna have copycat versions of drugs like keytruda that will be available, hopefully at much lower prices.
What published surveys counted when they asked people in and around the field.
US physiciansWhich, if any, of these AI use cases do you currently incorporate into your practice?
Use at least one AI use case72%
Unsure about available AI tools9%
No reported AI use19%
US physiciansOverall, would you say the potential increased use of AI in your professional life makes you feel more excited than concerned, more concerned than excited, or equally both?
More excited than concerned37%
Equally excited and concerned40%
US physiciansHow concerned are you that the use of AI tools will lead to loss of skills?
Very, somewhat or mildly concerned about skill loss88%
Very or somewhat concerned about skill loss in current medical students and residents70%
US adultsHave you ever taken, or are you currently taking, a GLP-1 agonist drug?
Ever taken18%
Currently taking12%
US adultsHow worried are you about being able to afford prescription drug costs for yourself or your family?
But why can't we live in a world where like some things are wellness for your longevity and your well being and then other things are just like indulgence. And that's good too.
Adding vitamins or other wellness features makes a food healthy.
What the sources show
Fortification can add vitamins and minerals without making a food healthy or a wellness product.
Like, and we've been fortifying foods forever. Like all the cereals on the market are fortified. They have a whole range of vitamins and minerals, but it doesn't make those healthy for you or a wellness food.
Use hospital specialists to interpret longevity test results and refer patients to appropriate care.
And they say, you know, at the very least, we're in a position like, you know, we're Weill Cornell. We have radiologists who can interpret these results for people and help them understand what to do next and refer them out to specialists as needed.