Can AI Solve Primary Care?

In a captivating discussion, Steven Lin, a family medicine physician and AI implementation expert at Stanford, dives into the balance between AI's benefits and challenges in primary care. He explains how AI scribes can ease documentation burdens, but raises concerns about losing critical clinical thinking. The conversation explores AI’s potential to transform medical training and address the cognitive load for clinicians. Ultimately, Lin emphasizes that while AI can improve patient care efficiency, it cannot resolve the systemic issues plaguing primary care.