Could AI help fix our broken health care system?

Could AI help fix our broken health care system?

Author: 90.3 WHPC March 25, 2026 Duration: 28:19
Dr. Saran Heron talks with Dr. Robin Blackstone, a physician, and health-systems writer based in New York who has trained and practiced as a surgeon, held senior leadership roles in academic medicine, global health organizations as well as a senior medical affairs role at Johnson & Johnson. She believes artificial intelligence and systems redesign could fundamentally restructure American healthcare. She will discuss AI importance, the ways it can be used and rise above the fear of AI.

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