{"id":250467,"date":"2026-05-20T11:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/artificial-intelligence-disrupts-health-care-delivery\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T11:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:20:10","slug":"artificial-intelligence-disrupts-health-care-delivery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/artificial-intelligence-disrupts-health-care-delivery\/","title":{"rendered":"Artificial intelligence disrupts health care delivery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Artificial intelligence disrupts health care delivery<\/a><\/p>\n

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About half of the primary care visits I see these days involve patients that have consulted ChatGPT and have \u201can answer\u201d to their medical symptoms that I need to debate, but that is just the beginning of what is coming to engulf all of health care in the near future. Working part-time for an Amazon One Medical clinic in Silicon Valley, I am seeing the rollout of artificial intelligence (AI) assistance take form. In January, their Amazon Health AI assistant was rolled out giving patients advice on common medical conditions, helping refill prescriptions, schedule appointments, and determine their need for care. From the provider side, most use the AI scribe which has helped significantly with reducing the burden of documentation of visits although it seems a bit generic and can be inaccurate. AI summaries of tests and radiology have become part of the medical record. I am certain they are working on a future true AI medical provider that will screen primary care appointment requests and provide diagnoses, testing, advice, and follow up. \u201cYour AI Avatar doctor will see you now!\u201d rings in my mind.<\/p>\n

ChatGPT Health was also rolled out in January this year which attempts to connect your medical records into its advice service. There is currently a long waitlist to sign up. Just now getting into the game is CVS Health using agentic (planning and coordinating) AI systems in partnership with Google Cloud, although this is not yet planned to be direct patient care. All the other big players have their own AIs in the works, such as Microsoft Health, Anthropic, Apple, and NVIDIA.<\/p>\n

The push for an artificial intelligence physician<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the growing shortage of primary care providers and no end in sight, it is inevitable that an AI physician version will come to pass. The advantages of being available 24\/7, never being tired, and being consistent will likely tip the scale to significant usage. However, a recent study in Nature Medicine analyzing ChatGPT Health…<\/p>\n

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