Physician Leader Says AI "Forces Doctors to Work Differently"
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Contributed by: Kate Gamble
Summary
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, especially for stroke diagnosis, is reshaping traditional medical practices by offering initial diagnoses that clinicians must verify, according to Spencer Dorn, MD, Vice Chair and Professor of Medicine at UNC. While this shift can be unsettling for healthcare professionals accustomed to a data-driven approach, staff in British hospitals are adapting by effectively incorporating AI outputs into their workflows through cross-referencing and collaboration. Beyond diagnostics, AI is also changing non-diagnostic functions, enabling physicians to transition from information creators to editors and verifiers, which poses challenges for those trained prior to AI's prevalence in medicine.
