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John Whyte

  • Chief Executive Officer, American Medical Association
Washington, D.C.
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Physician, Author, CEO AMA. I am passionate about changing how we think about #Health. Views my own.
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Millions use chatbots for mental health. Accountability can’t wait.

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By John Whyte
| American Medical Association (AMA)
At 2 a.m., a 15-year-old sits on her bed, phone glowing in the dark. She doesn’t want to wake her parents. So she types into a chatbot to ask questions she’s never said out loud. The responses come quickly. Calm. Reassuring. Always there. But here’s the truth: she doesn’t know who, or what, is answering back. And neither do we. Across the country, more teens and young adults are turning to AI chatbots for something that looks and feels like mental health support.
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Trust Is Becoming the Most Important Medicine We Have

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By John Whyte
| Medscape
A pediatrician recently described a conversation with parents who chose not to vaccinate their infant — a decision they attributed to false online claims that routine childhood vaccines are unsafe. The parents were not indifferent. Quite the opposite. They were deeply anxious and trying to protect their child. They had spent hours reading articles, scrolling social media, and listening to voices that spoke with certainty and conviction.
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AMA Physician Entrepreneur Forum builds the skills you need now

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By John Whyte
| American Medical Association (AMA)
Most physicians did not go into medicine to become entrepreneurs. We trained to care for patients, solve clinical problems and improve lives. But healthcare is changing rapidly and physicians can no longer afford to ignore the business forces reshaping medicine. Private equity. Consolidation. AI. Digital health. Value-based care. Declining payment. Administrative complexity. These realities now influence nearly every aspect of how physicians practice.
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