Jeff, this is a very thoughtful piece. Thank you. One thing I would add is that, as society evolves, and as the slow churn of established and entrenched practices and mores of how American healthcare should be delivered and paid for evolves, we can still have the hope for positive disruption. Knowing you, and your work, I know you see these potentials too. I have hope that we will manage AI for good in healthcare. I also have hope that we will recognize that not all healthcare has to be offered only by physicians, and that much care can safely (and with very high quality) be delivered by nurses and other health professionals. We can choose to expand the pie to help more Americans have access to high quality care right now if we want to.
Jeff, this is a very thoughtful piece. Thank you. One thing I would add is that, as society evolves, and as the slow churn of established and entrenched practices and mores of how American healthcare should be delivered and paid for evolves, we can still have the hope for positive disruption. Knowing you, and your work, I know you see these potentials too. I have hope that we will manage AI for good in healthcare. I also have hope that we will recognize that not all healthcare has to be offered only by physicians, and that much care can safely (and with very high quality) be delivered by nurses and other health professionals. We can choose to expand the pie to help more Americans have access to high quality care right now if we want to.
Thanks Jan. We have a terrible shortage, not just in primary care but also in many specialties. I think APCs and augmentation with AI can both help.