AI adoption is surging, yet many physicians are still feeling a bit of trepidation when it comes to choosing the right clinical AI care partner or integrating AI into practice.
In a recent online survey of 103 physicians and non-physician providers by MJH Life Sciences, the parent company of Physicians Practice and Medical Economics, slightly more than half (55%) said they believed AI is making medicine better overall. A separate survey by the American Medical Association (AMA) reflects this cautious optimism, though in both surveys, concerns over regulatory oversight, legal issues, and job replacement are pervasive.
On a recent webinar, ‘Is AI making medicine better? What physicians really think,’ Dr. Nancy Cibotti, chief medical officer of Heidi, and Chris Mazzolini, content vice president at MJH Life Sciences, addressed these challenges while offering key insights into physicians’ AI sentiments.
“Physicians are naturally skeptical,” Mazzolini told webinar attendees. “I think as things evolve, they'll be curious to kind of track this feeling and where we go from here.”
Mazzolini cited findings from the MJH Life Sciences poll to highlight the areas in AI that physicians rated favorably. Among those who said AI is making medicine better:
