The downside of being a physician in an administrative role is that you can overdo it. You can overplay the hand of I'm a doctor and I know what I'm talking about. That can be used for good and not so good. So you have to calibrate that. You have to choose when you're gonna play that card.

Joel Klein, MD, University of Maryland

In the 1970s patients were relatively healthy with most having only one disease with one or two treatments available. In the 2020s we have transitioned to a time where people are living longer with multiple comorbidities and there are tons of treatments available. The question is how are doctors choosing? What happens if they don't have good information? We have challenges of sharing data, challenges of interoperability, challenges of accuracy. We can see where the industry needs to improve but this is a long-term commitment that will take decades.

Dr. Dan Riskin, Verantos

We haven't learned how to be sympathetic to people about their weight in a way that engages them and allows them to feel safe and trust us. And that's on us as healthcare as a whole.

David Bensema, Kentucky Department for Public Health