Dear Commons Community,

Over the weekend I had a medical issue concerning a possible kidney stone. I went to my GP, Dr. Richard Strongwater, who has been my primary care physician for thirty years.  He is excellent if you are looking for a doctor in Westchester, NY.  During the examination, he was recording our entire discussion and making verbal notes, all which were also being recorded on the EPIC EHR (Electronic Health Record)  Generative AI Program being accessed on his laptop.  At the end, he showed me the AI summary of my examination, connections EPIC made to my medical history, and possible prescriptions.  Dr. Strongwater could not praise the EPIC EHR system enough.  It saved him an incredible amount of time that he would have had to spend writing the summary, reviewing my health record, and providing me with a prognosis.  As an aside, he mentioned that Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital was making a major investment in EPIC to expand its capabilities.

EPIC is an example of the fact that AI is here and that it is expanding into all of our lives, even the vital areas of primary health care.

Tony

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