Health care’s future with ChatGPT: Exploring the potential of AI in medicine

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Save time. --------------------------------------------------------------- KevinMD Plus: Feb 13, 2023 [Health care’s future with ChatGPT: Exploring the potential of AI in medicine [BONUS PODCAST]]( In this episode, we are joined by Harvey Castro, a physician, health care consultant, and serial entrepreneur, to discuss the exciting potential of the generative pre-trained transformer (GPT) in the field of medicine and health care. ChatGPT is a type of artificial intelligence that [...] [Leading through burnout: How health care executives can address burnout in the workplace [PODCAST]]( In this episode, we welcome Nicola F. De Paul, a clinical psychologist and health systems leadership consultant. Together, we dive into the topic of burnout among health care leaders. 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This [...] [Navigating the gray area: a doctor’s perspective on treating a colleague]( “Musta been the ham sandwich,” he said as he leaned onto the operating table and belched a couple of times. We were halfway through an operation, and Doug, my partner, didn’t look all that good. I’d been in practice for all of a year, still greenish, and he, ten years my senior, was my guardian [...] [AI in health care: Meeting HIPAA standards with ChatGPT]( New technologies are introduced to enhance the quality of care and make the work of health care professionals more efficient. ChatGPT is one such technology; it is a robust language model that can comprehend and respond to input in natural language. ChatGPT has the potential to significantly enhance the work of health care professionals and [...] [A doctor’s journey: Navigating chronic disease and empowerment through life coaching]( On January 2020, I got the dreaded call: You have Type 1 diabetes. The rest is a blur. I went into a global pandemic, one of the highest risk categories, a red lab value that stared at me “HgbA1c > 15.” As a family physician, I was supposed to manage patients and ease their fears. [...] [How occupational therapy can help the anxiety epidemic [PODCAST]]( In this episode, we have Taylor Gurley, a professor of occupational therapy as our guest. She will be discussing the new recommendation by the United States Preventive Services Task Force for primary care physicians to screen their patients for mental health concerns, specifically anxiety. [...] [A thank you to those who take care of us]( As patients, we often think of our health care providers as infallible beings who can easily handle their profession’s emotional and physical tolls. However, the reality is that health care professionals are human too, and they are not immune to the effects of burnout, depression, and even suicide. 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[...] [Trauma motivated me to become a doctor]( “Raise your hand if you said you wanted to become a doctor to help people during your medical school interview. I see practically every hand in the room raised. Keep them raised if you told your interviewer you also wanted to become a doctor to overcome personal trauma.” Everyone lowered their hands. “I’m dismayed there [...] [Why the name “emergency medicine” is no longer adequate: a call for change]( I am an emergency physician in training. It’s a thrilling and rewarding job learning to treat the severely ill and injured. But it is also a rare clinical shift when I don’t treat patients with life-limiting alcohol and drug addiction, people struggling with homelessness, those whose behavior does not allow them to safely be in [...] [The unexpected gift of friendship in trying times]( I spotted her on the opposite sidewalk, standing right next to the idling police cruiser. Petite. Brunette. 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As in, “Her car careered across [...] [Only physicians can find the balance between tradition and active disruption]( It is clear to most of us who practice medicine that the medical system is at a crossroads unlike any other in recent history, between competing crises of uncontrolled medical costs, escalating administrative burdens, consolidation and employment of physician practices, burnout, and the rapid development and entrance of new, largely untested technologies. I am sure [...] [Focused to a fault: Medical education and how it holds us hostage from living well]( One of the head-scratchers about American culture is that anxiety, depression, unwanted weight gain, and a soaring prevalence of lifestyle diseases clearly plague our society. Yet, the primary metric we use to measure our country’s “success,” GDP, doesn’t even account for this suffering. 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Alabama regulators stopped family physician Nancy White when she tried to offer residential drug [...] --------------------------------------------------------------- If a friend sent you this email and you want to subscribe, go to [KevinMD](. --------------------------------------------------------------- 345 Hudson Street New York NY 10014 USA [Unsubscribe]( | [Change Subscriber Options](