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Healthcare's AI Debate Is Finally Moving Beyond Hype
Amit Phull is Chief Medical Officer at Doximity, Clinical Assistant Professor at GWU School of Medicine. For the past several years, healthcare AI has been defined by rapid innovation and even faster moving expectations. New models have emerged at a remarkable pace, each promising to transform how clinicians access information, evaluate evidence and make decisions.
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トップ サイエンス ヘルスケア 医療AI、現実との向き合いが始まる2026年──誇大広告の終焉と実用性の時代 アミット・フール氏は、Doximityの最高臨床体験責任者である。 前例のないテクノロジーへの熱狂が続いた数年を経て、2026年は米国のヘルスケアにとって転換点となる可能性がある。遠隔医療、AI、「デジタルトランスフォーメーション」をめぐる喧騒は、可能性よりも実証された影響力、説明責任、信頼に焦点を当てた、より冷静な現実へと道を譲りつつある。 筆者は、2026年が誇大宣伝が静まり、システムが成熟する年になると考えている。政策変更が臨床現場の生活をますます形作り、医療システムは急速なデジタル化のコスト──そして結果──に直面し、臨床医はより高いプライバシー、透明性、管理を要求するようになるだろう。 以下は、ヘルスケアの次の章を形作る可能性のある5つの予測である。 1.
Healthcare In 2026: When Hype Fades And Hard Work Begins
Amit Phull is Chief Clinical Experience Officer at Doximity. After years of unprecedented technological enthusiasm, 2026 may mark a turning point in American healthcare. Buzz around telemedicine, AI and “digital transformation” is giving way to a more sober reality focused less on possibility and more on proven impact, accountability and trust. I believe 2026 is the year the hype quiets, and the system matures.
Council Post: Healthcare In 2025: A Year Of Practical AI, Remote Care And Patient-Centered Solutions
Amit Phull is Chief Physician Experience Officer at Doximity and Emergency Medicine Faculty at Northwestern Medicine. As we approach 2025, political dynamics, economic forces and once-in-a-lifetime technological advancements have the potential to significantly influence patient care. From my vantage point as a physician who helps develop healthcare technology and whose company offers a telehealth solution, I expect five trends will significantly impact healthcare delivery in the coming year. 1.
Surviving medical madness: a mother’s harrowing tale [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes! Join us as we speak with Laura Buchman, a patient advocate and author of NERVE: Surviving Medical Madness. Laura shares her harrowing personal experiences with the medical system, including the overwhelming shock of seeing her son hospitalized with severe acute hyponatremia.
Surviving medical residency: the untold story of resilience and hope
Working as a resident in medicine can be tiring. You are expected to study, pass exams, take care of your patients without making any mistakes, keep your seniors happy, have friendly ties with your co-workers, work extremely long hours, and avoid conflict at all times. No one will ever think of your well-being or happiness. You’ll be blamed and criticized even when your work is exceptional. You have to deal with the bitterness of a lot of people every day.
Finding Zen On Call
With each day that passes, I find myself reflecting more and more upon the rigors of residency. Even now – a scant two years removed – as a newly minted attending after a one-year fellowship, I am constantly reminded of the many lessons learned from those days. Sure, lessons like “never stand square in front of a patient when checking patellar reflexes” were easy to learn. Others were less obvious and would come from the least expected places.
Asking for Help Could Be the Difference Between Life or Death
“I wanted to ask for help but I didn’t want to bother my partners.” This was the response I received from a new attending as I assisted her with a difficult case in Labor and Delivery. After further discussion of the case, the new attending felt too embarrassed to ask. I was called in by the nurses to help. This wasn’t a request from the attending. It’s an awkward situation that could have been avoided with previous discussion or just asking the nurses to call for help.
So the FTC Banned Noncompetes, Now What?
It has been just over a year since Doximity released the results of a poll that asked physicians if they supported what, at the time, was a proposed rule from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that might ban noncompete clauses in contracts.
The FTC Banned Noncompetes. What Does This Mean for Health Care?
It has been just over a year since Doximity released the results of a poll that asked physicians if they supported what, at the time, was a proposed rule from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that might ban noncompete clauses in contracts.
Tips and tricks for presenting research at a medical conference as a premed
Last summer, I had the incredible opportunity to present a case report as a poster at the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium. As a premed student, this was exciting but also quite intimidating. This meeting is a large national medical conference with about 1,500 attendees, including ophthalmologists of all career stages, many ophthalmology residents, and medical students interested in ophthalmology.
Time Does Not Heal All Wounds
Time Does Not Heal All Wounds Once in a while, I have to confess to a patient, “I do not actually know why you are hurting.” I’ve learned to always frame this conversation as my shortcoming. Still, it is not completely honest because the phrase has two meanings. First, there is, “I don’t understand the mechanics of what is happening here.” Usually there is an injury that makes sense, a bone contusion, for example, but the patient’s response does not fit the typical pattern.
The Beginning Of A Shift: How Healthcare Is Reorganizing Itself
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Council Post: The Beginning Of A Shift: How Healthcare Is Reorganizing Itself
I am Chief Physician Experience Officer at Doximity and Emergency Medicine Faculty at Northwestern Medicine. As an emergency medicine physician and a digital health executive, I had the opportunity to serve on the pandemic front lines wearing two hats: doctor and “techie.” I’d be lying if I didn’t admit we were all scrambling. Protocols often changed between shifts, and technologies we had never or rarely used quickly became mission critical.
Navigating a Specialty Conference: A Comprehensive Guide
Specialty conferences provide invaluable opportunities for learning, networking, and staying current with advancements in the field. Here's a guide to attending these conferences successfully, divided into five key subsections: 1.
Addressing the Challenges of Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Kimmie Ng, MD, addressed the growing problem of early-onset gastrointestinal cancers in her keynote address at the ASCO GI Cancers Symposium. Screening has contributed to the declining incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in older individuals. However, CRC incidence has increased by 2% per year in those aged <50 years since the mid-1990s, particularly in non-Hispanic whites, and especially for rectal cancer.
The Lessons We Haven't Learned From COVID
As we turn the page into a new year, a sense of renewal and opportunity usually pervades the air, but for me, the turning of the calendar page stirs a deep concern.
Promising New Combinations of Immunotherapies for GI Cancers
Two late-breaking presentations at this year’s ASCO GI Cancers Symposium provided potentially practice-changing data on the addition of immunotherapy to standard-of-care (SOC) treatments for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) with unmet needs.
The transformative impact of telehealth and point-of-care on healthcare marketing
Telehealth Is Here to Stay Telehealth has gained widespread acceptance in recent years, and Doximity’s 2023 Telemedicine Reportexplores the broad application of telemedicine adoption among patients and physicians. The report found that physicians believe telehealth has enhanced continuity of care for patients, and patients state that telehealth has improved their access to healthcare services.
Navigating your first MRI: tips and insights
MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, is a commonly used form of imaging to help diagnose conditions that might not be visible in an X-ray. The MRI scanner is a large cylindrical tube-shaped machine that creates a strong magnetic force and radio waves to capture images of the interior areas of the human body. Out of the numerous magnets in an MRI scanner, there is one main magnet, and the magnetic field created by this magnet is thousands of times stronger than the Earth’s magnetic field.
A New Era for Healthcare Delivery: The Impact of Telemedicine on the Concept of “Point-of-Care”
Today, the U.S. is facing an aging population, a mounting physician shortage, and increasing demands for a more equitable healthcare system.1 According to the U.S. Surgeon General, burnout among healthcare workers has reached crisis levels.2 It’s no wonder physicians across the country are limiting time with the industry and prioritizing their limited time with their patients.
Surviving a manipulative CEO: my experience with gaslighting
The last time I met with “The King,” I wasn’t planning on meeting with him alone. I never would. It was July 2019, and my family was flying to Europe the next day. “The King” is the former hospital president/CEO, hired by the board in 2015. He was the former chief of pediatric surgery at a well-known children’s hospital who came along with a demand that his wife, who he often referred to in small meetings as his “bedroom buddy” or “pillow partner,” be hired to be his faculty recruiter.
Tips for managing seasonal affective disorder [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! In this episode, we welcome Stephanie Straeter, a clinical psychologist. The holidays are often portrayed as a time of joy and thankfulness, but for many people, this is not the case. In fact, 3 percent of individuals struggle with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) during the holidays. This episode explores the unrealistic expectations placed on individuals during the holidays and how to successfully manage emotions during this time.
tips from those who've done it
I was in my first year of medical school when I discovered I was pregnant. This was not a planned pregnancy, as no one would intentionally plan to have a baby during medical school, as it is extremely difficult to manage both. However, there I was, and to my surprise, I was happy about it. I had previously thought that I was infertile after trying to get pregnant for five years, but the positive pregnancy test showed otherwise.
The Future of COVID: An Interview with White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha
Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. Over the course of nearly three years, the COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the landscape of modern health care on a global scale.
Why Are You Afraid to Ask Your Patient How They Want to Die?
Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. As an oncology NP, I understand the need for early and ongoing end-of-life discussions, however, it is the very essence of the discussion that is so difficult. Telling a patient they have limited time to live and relaying that information to their family involves an intense level of discomfort on my part, as well as the patient and their family members. No one enjoys being the one that tells a patient they’re going to die.
‘You’re Not Alone, You’re Not to Blame, and You Will Get Better With Help’
Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. The first year of Mary Banahan’s son’s life was the worst year of hers. Her baby was failing to thrive and she was obsessed with getting calories in him. For Amy Roberts, years of failed infertility treatments left her anxious and depressed. She was only able to conceive her “miracle” son when encouraged to pause treatment due to stress.
Health Care Industry Predictions for 2023: A (Hopefully) Calmer Year
Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. It is that time of year again. The time we take stock of all that has happened, and begin to anticipate what else might be coming our way. Despite 2022 being a tumultuous year on multiple fronts, I find myself looking ahead to the new year with cautious optimism. Here are several changes, issues, or spaces I predict will be significant trends in health care in 2023.
This Doctor Is Using a Chatbot For Prior Authorizations
Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence program that can be used to debug code, do math problems, and write everything from poetry to college essays, was all the buzz on every social platform last year. One unusual use that went viral, however, was a practical application for the medical community: generating prior authorization letters.
Top tips for new interns [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “New resident physicians who have earned their MD degrees will be heading to hospitals to start their residencies during the last two week in June and the first week in July. What can a beginning doctor do during the first month of internship to get his or her career off to a good start, and in so doing, also learn to provide the best care to patients?” Vijay Rajput is an internal medicine physician.
Paternalism Isn't a Good Thing, Except When It Is
Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. Pregnant with triplets at 27 weeks of gestation, she faced a hard choice. One of the triplets was severely growth restricted, so much so that he would likely die in utero if he were not delivered early — but early delivery would increase the chances of death or impairments in the other two triplets. What to do? Let one baby die for the benefit of the other two?
How Do We Determine Whose Lives Are Worth Saving?
Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. Recently, I came across an on National Public Radio (NPR) aboutinequality in the distribution of liver organs to patients with prior alcohol use. As reported by the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, high-risk drinking and alcohol use disorder (AUD) has increased in all socio-demographic groups over the past few years.
"COVID-22"? What Might Be in Store for Us This New Year
Op-Med is a collection of original articles contributed by Doximity members. At the end of 2020, I wrote about several significant changes or issues Doximity anticipated for 2021. If you’ve ever read our "prediction round-ups" before, you know that we never get absolutely everything right. As for our 2021 list, with some we were spot on; others missed the mark altogether. Hell, the title of my last piece contained the words “post-COVID-19” (how quaint a thought from where we sit today).
Surviving medical school with depression
I was first diagnosed with major depressive disorder as a preteen after my teenage sister died. I attempted suicide three years later. This would be the first of several attempts and the first of countless times I felt my life was not worth living. But I am not unique. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 1 person dies by suicide every 11 minutes. My depression is like a chronic autoimmune disease — constitutively present at a low level with flares. But there’s no Humira for depression.
How COVID-19 Changed Healthcare Forever
Our modern healthcare system has faced few challenges like those posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which over the course of the last year has brought about a dizzying series of changes, some unwelcome, but many of them long overdue. And as the vaccine rollout continues to progress, it’s natural to ask, where do we go from here? Will this altered landscape remain, or will we go back to the way things were before?
Star Wars: The Rise of a Broken Healthcare System
Star Wars fans wait outside the TCL Chinese Theater one week before the release of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” movie in Hollywood, The final film in the epic Star Wars saga, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker hit theaters this weekend and many of those fans are either yawning with disinterest or speculating on YouTube about just how bad the last installment in the 40-year-old series might be.
5 Strategies to Reach Today’s Always Busy Physicians
Our phones have evolved from helpful tools, into smart devices that are now integral to a physician’s day-to-day work. For most doctors, there’s rarely a moment in the day when we aren’t checking our phones for updates, or at least, have a device nearby. Often, more than one. This new reality requires that healthcare marketers adopt a digital-first attitude if they want to reach their intended physician audience.
Medicare needs to increase access to telehealth
On Oct. 3, President Trump signed an Executive Order outlining measures for Medicare reform— specifically telehealth for seniors — through network adequacy in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Within one year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must propose regulations that adjust the network adequacy requirements for MA plans to factor in access to telehealth services.
5 tips for surviving your first year in medical school
I still remember the feeling of my first few days of medical school. Walking the halls felt like a giant, very real step towards a career that I had dreamt of pursuing for years. While I knew that academic excellence was table stakes, what I did not think about at the time was how important the other the parts of my life would be to my success.
Industry Voices-Which Avengers character are you? And what 'Avengers: Endgame' can teach healthcare
"There was an idea to bring together a group of remarkable people, to see if we could become something more.” – Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. In many ways, this inspirational statement from a leading Avengers character deeply resonates with me. As a doctor and member of the healthcare business community, I have dedicated most of my years to a greater cause, joining a team of committed professionals that share a collective desire to improve people’s lives.
In healthcare, which Avengers character are you?
A Walt Disney executive presents during CinemaCon at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on April 03, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/WireImage What do “Avengers: Endgame” and the U.S. healthcare system have in common? Surprisingly, a lot. Having reached $2.5 billion at the global box office in just its first three weeks in theaters, analysts project that the film could surpass a whopping $3 billion — a figure that has never been achieved before.
The top digital health trends of 2019
Written by Dr. Amit Phull, VP of Strategy & Insights at Doximity, the professional medical network. | December 18, 2018 | Print | Email From virtual reality to 3D-printing, tech companies will continue to transform healthcare in 2019. We can expect to see more tech giants demonstrate an interest and investment in the healthcare sector.
Demand for physicians surges 7% in 2018
Demand for physicians surges 7% in 2018 Written by Dr. Amit Phull, VP of Strategy & Insights at Doximity | December 05, 2018 | Print | Email As the U.S. population ages and continues to grow, the employment demand for doctors and other health professionals is also increasing. This past year, as the U.S. economy grew, the market for physicians and nurse practitioners reflected that strong growth.
Brainstorm Health: Health Care Philanthropy, FTC DNA Kit Advice, Obamacare Enrollment Deadline
Happy Friday. Jonah Comstock at Mobihealthnews.com published its annual roundup of mergers and acquisitions in the digital health arena today. If you’re looking for where the business appetite is these days, the post makes for instructive reading. But one of the deals sticks out from the rest: the purchase of Meta by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative back at the start of the year.
Commentary: The Top 3 Digital Health Trends to Watch In 2018
Digital health broke out in 2017. We saw more investment than ever before: Over $4.7 billion flowed into a record number of companies. While these record-breaking investments underscore the enthusiasm for new digital health solutions, another revolution was quietly happening just outside the spotlight. Earlier generations of innovation began to make a real impact in both the patient and physician experience.
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