Special Guest:

Dr. Robert Pearl – Physician, Clinical Professor of plastic surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine, Faculty member of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Former CEO of The Permanente Medical Group (Kaiser Permanente), and Author

Points covered 

·       Not all AI is the same. Generative AI will save hundreds of thousands of lives and reduce medical costs.

·       The combination of a dedicated clinician, empowered patient and GenAI will be incredibly more powerful than any of the three alone. 

·       Chronic disease is overwhelming the American healthcare system leading to stagnant life-expectancy, higher costs and the epidemic of burnout. 

·       Success will require that we shift payment in healthcare from "pay-for-volume" (FFS) to "pay-for value) (capitation). Doing so will require skilled clinician leadership and a different doctor-patient relationship. 

Biography

Dr. Robert Pearl was the CEO of The Permanente Medical Group (Kaiser Permanente) from 1999-2017. In this role he led 12,000 physicians, 42,000 staff and was responsible for the nationally recognized medical care of over 5 million Kaiser Permanente members on the west and east coasts. 

His newest book, “ChatGPT, MD: How AI-Empowered Patients & Doctors Can Take Back Control of American Medicine” debuted as #1 on Amazon’s “New Best Seller” list. All profits from the book go to Doctors Without Borders. He is also the author of “Mistreated: Why We think We’re Getting Good Healthcare—And Why We’re Usually Wrong,” a Washington Post bestseller and “Uncaring: How the Culture of Medicine Kills Doctors and Patients,” published May 2021. 

Pearl, named one of Modern Healthcare’s 50 most influential physician leaders, serves as a clinical professor of plastic surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine and is on the faculty of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He hosts the popular podcasts Fixing Healthcare and Medicine: The Truth,  publishes a newsletter called Monthly Musings on American Healthcare, and is a regular contributor to Forbes. 

Dr. Pearl received his medical degree from the Yale University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Stanford University. 

Connect with Dr. Robert Pearl on Twitter @RobertPearlMD, LinkedIn and at his website robertpearlmd.com. 

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