AI & The Job Landscape, ChatGPT’s Role, & The Future of RPM

In this episode of This Week Health titled “AI & The Job Landscape, ChatGPT’s Role, & The Future of Remote Patient Monitoring,” host Bill Russell, former CIO for a 16-hospital system, chats with Bob Klein of Digital Scientists to unpack the growing role of AI in healthcare. Together, they explore AI’s potential to transform the job landscape by automating routine tasks, enabling healthcare professionals to focus on more complex responsibilities. They discuss how tools like ChatGPT are making AI more accessible, allowing for customized applications in healthcare, and touch on the rise of home-based healthcare as remote patient monitoring (RPM) becomes more prevalent. The conversation also highlights the challenges and ethical considerations around Medicare Advantage coding, and how consumer tech devices are empowering patients to manage their own health data.

Key Takeaways:

• AI’s Role in Jobs: AI is automating routine tasks, allowing healthcare professionals to focus on high-touch responsibilities.
• ChatGPT and Custom AI: New tools make it easier for healthcare staff to build data-rich, customized AI applications without programming skills.
• Home-Based Healthcare: Partnerships, like Best Buy and Mass General Brigham, are expanding healthcare into the home with remote patient monitoring.
• Medicare Advantage Coding: Coding practices influence reimbursement and pose ethical questions about compliance.
• Consumer Health Tech: Devices integrated with smartphones allow patients to track and manage their health independently.

This episode offers a vision for a tech-enhanced future in healthcare, where AI empowers both providers and patients to make informed, data-driven decisions.