AI programs can help us practice with more confidence, less liability, less variability, and most importantly, better clinical outcomes. Our participation and open discussion of their inner workings is what will make the difference.

Dr. Pangia serves as a regional medical director for emergency, hospitalist, and telemedicine as well as the regional analytics director for TeamHealth. He is a practicing emergency physician, data scientist, and a Master of Science candidate in artificial intelligence at Johns Hopkins University. He’s been engaged in pre-hospital care since 1992 and an emergency physician since 2008.

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