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Episode 76

Bullish Optimism on AI and the Physician's Role in Medicine

The Bob Harrington Show · 27 min

Episode Description

Drs Bob Harrington and Bob Wachter discuss the use of AI in healthcare, and Dr Wachter's latest book, A Giant Leap.

This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only.

To read a transcript or to comment, visit https://www.medscape.com/author/bob-harrington

A Giant Leap. How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/776443/a-giant-leap-by-robert-wachter-md/

Revisiting the Time Needed to Provide Adult Primary Care

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-022-07707-x

Bob Wachter, Digital Doctor Author, Interviewed

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/848172

Evidence based medicine: what it is and what it isn't

https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.312.7023.71

Your A.I. Radiologist Will Not Be With You Soon

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/technology/ai-jobs-radiologists-mayo-clinic.html

What This Computer Needs Is a Physician: Humanism and Artificial Intelligence https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2017.19198

Reliability of LLMs as medical assistants for the general public: a randomized preregistered study

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-04074-y

Expressing stigma and inappropriate responses prevents LLMs from safely replacing mental health providers

https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.18412

Perceptions and Opinions of Patients About Mental Health Chatbots: Scoping Review

https://doi.org/10.2196/17828

User Intentions to Use ChatGPT for Self-Diagnosis and Health-Related Purposes: Cross-sectional Survey Study

https://doi.org/10.2196/47564

KFF Health Misinformation Tracking Poll: Artificial Intelligence and Health Information

https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-health-misinformation-tracking-poll-artificial-intelligence-and-health-information/

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