Bench to Bedside at AI Speed
Dr. A.J. Blood, a cardiologist and CEO of AIwithCare, unveiled RECTIFIER—a Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) platform that automates inclusion and exclusion review for clinical trials. The tool rapidly sifts through electronic health records to match patients with emerging therapies, scaling recruitment across large health systems. By leveraging AI, RECTIFIER aims to eliminate the traditional bottleneck in trial enrollment and ensure study populations reflect real‑world diversity. The discussion highlighted how AI‑enabled patient tracking can accelerate drug development pipelines.
Can AI Break the “Measurement Paradigm?”
The video examines the persistent flaw in U.S. health‑care measurement: most quality metrics capture processes and structures rather than actual patient outcomes. David Bates, a leading researcher, highlights that despite decades of safety initiatives, adverse events still occur in roughly...
AI at Scale: Does It Deliver?
The interview with Dr. Michael Schlösser, HCA Healthcare’s chief transformation officer, explores how the nation’s largest private hospital operator is deploying artificial intelligence across its 190‑hospital network. HCA treats more than 47 million patients annually, giving it a data trove...
Will AI Be a Transformative Force in Medicine or Just Another Disappointment?
The video argues that despite hype, AI may increase healthcare expenditures rather than reduce them, as organizations exploit the technology to boost billing. The speaker highlights that clinicians spend excessive hours on documentation, prior authorizations, and faxing—tasks AI could automate. Yet,...
AI: As Much Peril As Promise?
The Business of Health episode features UCSF hospitalist Bob Walker examining how artificial intelligence is reshaping bedside care. Walker describes everyday uses—AI‑powered scribing, rapid record summarization, and on‑demand specialist‑level consults—that let him keep his focus on patients while the technology...
Elad Walach on AI’s Transformative Power in Dodging Diagnostic Error and Improving Access to Care
Elad Walach argues that clinical artificial intelligence is on the cusp of becoming a universal safety net in medical diagnostics. He notes that today an average health system runs roughly twelve AI‑powered disease detectors, but predicts that within a year...
Health Care’s AI Disruption, Ready or Not
The video launches a new KFF series on artificial intelligence’s impact on U.S. health care, an industry that consumes roughly 18% of GDP and is the most labor‑intensive sector in the economy. Host Chip and guest Eric Larson argue that...
Why KFF Is Launching a Podcast on the Business of Health
KFF is debuting a new series called Business of Health, a podcast designed to illuminate the financial, operational, and technological forces shaping American healthcare. Hosted by Chip Kahn and featuring KFF President Drew Altman, the show seeks to close the...
Costs, Coverage, and Enrollment Changes: Current Public Opinion and Policy on the ACA Marketplaces
The KFF panel examined the fallout from the expiration of enhanced ACA premium subsidies, focusing on how rising costs are reshaping enrollment, coverage continuity, and household budgets. 2025 marketplace enrollees faced an average 114% premium hike, and sign‑up data show...
Shifting U.S. Vaccine Policy: Explaining Federal Actions and Exploring Public Opinion
The briefing examined the Trump‑era overhaul of U.S. vaccine policy, highlighting the federal government’s recent decision to trim the pediatric schedule from 13 routine vaccines to just seven and to reclassify six vaccines—including COVID‑19, influenza and rotavirus—under a shared clinical...
Consolidation and Integration in Health Care: What It Means for Patients, Payers, and Policy
Speakers outlined how decades-long consolidation in U.S. health care has accelerated into new forms of vertical integration: hospitals acquiring physician practices, insurers buying providers and PBMs, and conglomerates building end-to-end platforms. While companies argue these moves improve coordination and efficiency,...