NerdMDs | Efficiency Unlocked

Dive into the world of equitable healthcare AI as we explore Heidi’s unique freemium model—where cutting-edge AI meets affordability, ensuring everyone can benefit from the power of technology to enhance patient care and clinician well-being.This episode delves into the practical applications of AI in healthcare, the democratization of this technology, and the personal experiences of a physician-turned-entrepreneur from Australia. The conversation sheds light on the potential of AI to make a significant impact on healthcare delivery.* Guest Insight: Dr Thomas Kelly, CEO & Founder of Heidi Health, a former vascular surgery resident with a background in mathematics, shares his journey from medicine to founding Heidi, highlighting the cross-disciplinary application of AI in healthcare.* Health Equity “Freemium” Vision: Dr Kelly emphasizes affordable access to AI tools, predicting that a small percentage of paying users will subsidize broader access, enabling benefits like efficient notetaking and work-life balance for many more users.* Episode Highlight: Discussion on the transformative role of AI in patient care and physician well-being, aiming to boost efficiency in the medical field with your “AI Resident” at your side. Get full access to Rewskidotcom by Adam Carewe MD at rewskidotcom.substack.com/subscribe

Here’s a summary of this NerdMDs podcast episode with Dr. Tope Fatuyi:* Introduction: Dr. Fatuyi is introduced as a leading figure in healthcare informatics from UT Health Houston, discussing AI in healthcare.* Disney Efficiency: The hosts share experiences at Disneyland/Disney World, discussing the Genie Plus service and its impact on their visit.* Journey into Medicine: Dr. Fatuyi shares his inspiration for entering medicine, influenced by his father’s wishes, despite his initial interest in engineering.* Technology in Healthcare: Dr. Fatuyi’s transition into healthcare technology was a natural progression, stemming from a need to improve medical record systems and helping fellow physician colleagues.* Leadership and Informatics: His leadership journey in informatics began with a consulting firm and evolved into his current role, emphasizing the importance of understanding technology’s role in healthcare and listening to the people delivering the care.* AI in Healthcare: The discussion touches on the integration of AI in healthcare, the importance of responsible deployment, and addressing biases and ethical concerns. Get full access to Rewskidotcom by Adam Carewe MD at rewskidotcom.substack.com/subscribe

This episode features a conversation about Regard between the host Adam Carewe MD and Eli Ben-Joseph (Co-founder and CEO of Regard) and Francisco Alvarez MD (VP of Clinical Operations.)* Regard’s Mission: The guests, Eli and Francisco from Regard, share their personal journey and mission to empower clinicians by harnessing the vast amount of data available in electronic medical records (EMRs).* Data Explosion: They delve into the challenges posed by the explosion of data availability and how it has led to a data-rich but information-poor environment, hindering clinical workflows.* Technology Solutions: The discussion highlights Regard’s approach to creating a technology layer that acts as an intermediary between raw data and clinicians, effectively empowering them with actionable insights.The episode emphasizes the importance of technology in enhancing the efficiency of healthcare professionals and improving patient outcomes. Get full access to Rewskidotcom by Adam Carewe MD at rewskidotcom.substack.com/subscribe

This podcast episode features a conversation between the host, Adam, and guest, Ruben, discussing Ruben’s company, Pieces Technology, which specializes in Inpatient healthcare AI including: * Pieces Working Summary* Pieces Discharge Identifications* NEW: Working Progress Note* NEW: Pieces in your Pocket* And several more! (And some Ambulatory Pieces are coming too!)Here’s a summary of the episode:* Ruben’s Background: Ruben shares his early entrepreneurial ventures with his brother, including database programming and animation for local companies, which sparked his interest in building things and customer interaction.* Pieces Origin: Ruben narrates his journey from being a physician to creating Pieces. He combines his deep interests in medicine, computer science, and writing to develop predictive models and software aimed at improving healthcare delivery.* Pieces’ Functionality: The company focuses on generating concise clinical summaries, intelligent predictions, and to assist healthcare professionals (Nurses, Care Coordinators, and other clinicians/physicians.) These summaries help in handoffs, shift changes, and understanding patient risks.* Innovative Approach: Pieces differentiates itself by offering a ‘hallucination guarantee,’ ensuring low error rates in their AI-generated summaries. They also utilize an adversarial AI to check for errors, with a human oversight layer for additional safety.* Future Developments: Ruben hints at upcoming features, including ambient AI capabilities and visual LMS, aiming to further reduce the administrative burden on healthcare workers and improve patient care.* Impact on Healthcare: The technology developed by Pieces is designed to right-size clinical staff capacity, reduce administrative tasks, and allow healthcare professionals to focus more on patient care.* Vision for Healthcare: Ruben expresses hope that their technology will help alleviate the moral injury faced by healthcare workers and bring back the joy of practicing medicine.The podcast concludes with Adam appreciating Ruben’s insights and contributions to healthcare innovation. Ruben invites listeners to reach out and engage with Pieces to learn more about their product offerings. Get full access to Rewskidotcom by Adam Carewe MD at rewskidotcom.substack.com/subscribe

Here is a brief summary of this episode:* The guest of this episode is Dr. Tina Shah, a pulmonary and critical care physician, a national expert on workforce burnout, digital health and health policy, and the chief clinical officer of Abridge, a generative AI company that aims to reduce the administrative burden for clinicians and empower patients.* Dr. Shah shares her personal journey of experiencing burnout, taking a break from medicine, working in the White House and the VA, and finding her passion for improving clinician well-being and system interventions.* Dr. Shah talks about the definition, causes, and consequences of burnout, and the four buckets of system-level solutions: giving input, ensuring quality care, enhancing efficiency, and providing recognition.* Dr. Shah also discusses the role of AI in alleviating cognitive load, improving documentation, streamlining prior authorizations, and increasing transparency and accountability in healthcare.* Dr. Shah ends with a message of gratitude and appreciation for the elite athletes in healthcare who are doing heroic work every day. Get full access to Rewskidotcom by Adam Carewe MD at rewskidotcom.substack.com/subscribe

Here is a summary of the podcast episode:* Introduction: The host, Dr. Adam Carewe, welcomes the listeners to Efficiency Unlocked, a podcast about using technology to automate routine tasks and increase efficiency in everyday and business life. They introduce their special guest, Gadi Shenhar, the CEO and Co-Founder of Droxi, an AI-powered tool that streamlines the EHR inbox workflow for clinicians.* Gadi’s origin story: Gadi shares his personal motivation for founding Droxi, which was inspired by his grandmother’s tragic experience with a medication error. He also talks about his background in engineering and AI, his previous work at AI doc, a leading AI company for radiology, and how he met his co-founder, Ravé Ben-Simon, at the Technion, Israel’s MIT.* Droxi’s vision and impact: Gadi explains how Droxi leverages machine learning to surface contextual information, draft responses, and automate downstream actions for common EHR inbox tasks, such as prescription refills and medical advice requests. He also discusses how Droxi can reduce the administrative burden, improve the quality of care, and enhance the physician well-being. He gives some examples of how Droxi has helped clinicians save time and avoid errors in their daily practice.* Droxi’s differentiation and challenges: Gadi highlights some of the unique features of Droxi, such as its EHR agnosticism, its AI explainability, and its transparency. He also shares some of the challenges and opportunities he faces as an AI entrepreneur in the healthcare industry, such as working with EHR vendors, gaining trust and adoption from clinicians, and competing with other AI solutions. Get full access to Rewskidotcom by Adam Carewe MD at rewskidotcom.substack.com/subscribe

Summary of this episode:* Nikhil’s Story: Nikhil shares his personal journey and motivation for working in healthcare, from his childhood health issues to his mentor’s death to his experience running a tech-enabled primary care group. He also talks about his background in AI research and his involvement with OpenAI.* Ambience’s Vision: Nikhil explains how Ambience is building an AI operating system for healthcare, starting with ambient documentation and coding. He describes how their product is saving clinicians time, improving patient care, and generating positive ROI for health systems. He also mentions some of their customers and specialties that they serve.* Ambience’s Differentiation: Nikhil highlights some of the key features that make Ambience stand out from other generative AI solutions, such as their specialty-specific customization, their synergistic suite of products, and their shared brain approach. He also shares his vision for creating an open and unified ecosystem of AI tools for healthcare workers. Get full access to Rewskidotcom by Adam Carewe MD at rewskidotcom.substack.com/subscribe

Summary of this episode:* Virtual Care and Efficiency: Dr. Lyle Berkowitz, founder and CEO of KeyCare, a virtual care company that partners with health systems and uses Epic as its EMR, shares his insights on how virtual care can improve efficiency and quality of care for patients and providers.* Automation and Delegation: Dr. Berkowitz discusses how to automate and delegate the routine, repeatable and rules-based care that are drowning doctors, using technology, team-based approach and protocols. He also talks about how to leverage AI, remote monitoring and workflow interoperability to enhance the virtual care experience.* Innovation and Change: Dr. Berkowitz reflects on his journey as a physician, health system executive, serial entrepreneur and digital health consultant, and how he has embraced innovation and change throughout his career. He also shares some of his favorite books, apps and stories from his involvement in TVs and movies. Get full access to Rewskidotcom by Adam Carewe MD at rewskidotcom.substack.com/subscribe

Dr. Graham Walker, an emergency medicine physician and the founder of MDCalc, shares his journey from Kansas City to becoming a clinical informaticist. He discusses the transformative role of generative AI, like ChatGPT, in healthcare, highlighting its potential for enhancing clinical documentation and patient education. The conversation dives into practical tools that boost efficiency in both personal and professional realms, emphasizing the importance of responsible AI implementation and innovative solutions in medicine. Walker’s insights inspire a new perspective on technology's role in healthcare.

In this week’s episode:Picture this: Drs. Adam Carewe and Dale Gold, not just your everyday family medicine physicians, but bona fide tech wizards, are at the helm of their new podcast, “Efficiency Unlocked.” They’re joined by the multi-talented Holly Escudero, a maestro in operations and leadership across various fields. Together, they dive headfirst into the riveting tale of their transformation into the NerdMDs. It’s not just a brand; it’s a testament to their unquenchable thirst for innovation, informatics, and automation in the realm of medicine and beyond. Amidst the laughter and personal anecdotes, they navigate the thrilling labyrinth of technology in healthcare, exploring its challenges, seizing its opportunities, and predicting its future trends. It’s a rollercoaster ride of intellect, innovation, and a dash of humor! We hope you enjoy this episode about us….the NerdMDs! Get full access to Rewskidotcom by Adam Carewe MD at rewskidotcom.substack.com/subscribe