Shownotes
In this episode, Dr. Josh Belfer sits down with Dr. Anthony Mazzarelli - emergency physician, attorney, and Co-President/CEO of Cooper University Health Care - for a fascinating discussion on the present and future of artificial intelligence in medicine.
While much of the conversation around AI has focused on ambient documentation and note-writing, "Dr. Mazz" argues that we're only seeing the beginning. From real-time clinical decision support and quality improvement initiatives to transforming medical education and physician workflows, AI has the potential to fundamentally change how healthcare is delivered.
Together, they discuss:
- Why ambient scribes have been adopted so rapidly
- How AI may soon support clinical decisions at the bedside
- The role of Epic Cosmos and large-scale healthcare datasets
- What AI means for residents, medical students, and physician training
- How healthcare systems are using AI to improve quality and safety
- Why physician adoption may be a bigger challenge than the technology itself
- The three skills future physicians will need to thrive
Dr. Mazzarelli offers an optimistic but practical perspective on how clinicians can embrace these tools while preserving the human connection that remains at the heart of medicine.