Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere these days. And while the hype is mostly warranted, I think it is important to have a clear understanding of what generative AI is […]

Technology and the mounting artificial intelligence (AI) explosion are going to automate a long list of tasks, freeing up time for physicians. The big question then is what should physicians […]

The burnout epidemic among health workers has become front-page news. It took a while, but here we are speaking openly about a problem that has drained our health care workforce […]

I sat down with the 3M Health Information Systems Division President Garri Garrison to talk about the triple pandemic, the importance of data analytics and a look toward 2023.   Usually, […]

Leaders of all health care organizations consistently have one thing at the top of their minds: health workforce retention and burnout. A recent McKinsey report warns that by 2025 the […]

When it comes to health care data, it isn’t simply a matter of collecting more. For data to make a difference, it must be put into context. Unfortunately, today’s health […]

Three years after my family medicine residency, I was burned out. I didn’t admit to that label at the time, but I wasn’t sleeping well and even had occasional palpitations. […]

A recent Health Affairs study of “zero burnout” primary care practices found that satisfaction with the electronic health record (EHR) was not a determinant of clinician burnout level. This is […]

Like most people (I hope), I can get caught up in the details of my work and life to the point that I’m in back-to-back meetings, dashing from one task […]

For me, 2013 was a great year. It was also an awful year. What made it great? I met my wife Lauren that year. Why was it awful? I unexpectedly […]

This week’s AI Talk… Algorithmovigilance A cool new word! I saw reference to this in an AMIA communication (1). Coined by Peter Embi of the Regenstrief Institute, it essentially means […]

On a recent business trip to New York City, I take a taxi to JFK Airport from Lower Manhattan in late afternoon traffic. The cab driver tunes into a radio […]