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.
Dr Tina Shah | Workforce Burnout, Digital Health, and Policy...with an AI Twist