Nowadays, a lot of people are having a hard time believing that artificial intelligence will not become sentient and take over the world with the name “Terminator”. Currently, in healthcare, one of the big questions for clinicians is: Can I trust AI to help me make patient decisions?
Today’s podcast seeks to provide some answers with a prominent member of the medical IT community, Dr Blackford Middleton.
Middleton is an independent consultant working on AI issues in the University of Michigan’s department of health systems learning. Previously, he served as director of health information at Stanford Health Care, CIO at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, corporate director of clinical informatics at Partners HealthCare System, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and Chairman of the board at HIMSS.
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One of the biggest considerations the industry faces with AI is trust.
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How can executives at healthcare delivery organizations convince clinicians and others to trust an AI system they want to deploy?
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What must healthcare AI system providers do to build trust?
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It is extremely important to ensure that all stakeholders are comfortable with the cooperation between humans and machines to make decisions.
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How do healthcare organizations promote such comfort?
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What must provider organization health IT leaders know about patient-facing AI tools?
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What will the next 5 years look like with AI in healthcare? What must CIOs and other leaders prepare for?
More info about this episode:
Where AI is making a difference in healthcare today
UNC Health CIO discusses general AI work with Epic and Microsoft
Penn Medicine uses AI chatbot ‘Penny’ to improve cancer care
Healthcare must establish barriers around AI to ensure transparency and safety
How ChatGPT can enhance patient interaction and communication
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