Presentation by Dr. John Whyte, Chief Medical Officer, WebMD, November 5th, 2020: "Unstoppable Force Meets Immovable Object: How Artificial Intelligence Will Shift the Health Care System". Includes an analysis of Consumer Expectations- Connectivity, Convenience, Control, Cost Savings and breakout of Population Health tools including apps. Historical background about The Myth of Physician Necessity, the demise of the physician, etc. Deep dive into Promises vs Pitfalls. The promises include Diagnostic Accuracy (e.g. imaging), Predictive power, Precision Medicine, Real World Evidence, Patient Satisfaction, Clinician Adoption. The pitfalls: Rare diseases, Data Quality, Black box, Matching the Algorithm to the Problem, Outcomes Improvement, Workflow, Cost. The future will be driven by Improved clinical outcome, innovative care, enhance consumer experience, dramatically increase efficiency and integrate clinical workflow.

1. Unstoppable Force
Meets Immovable
Object: How Artificial
Intelligence Will Shift
the Health Care System
John Whyte, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer, WebMD

5. Consumer Expectations
Connectivity
Convenience
Control
Cost-savings

6. Practical….

7. Population
Health….

11. • “The Demise of the
Physician”
• “The Myth of Physician
Necessity”
• C. 1976

12. Promises vs
Pitfalls
• Diagnostic Accuracy (e.g.
imaging)
• Predictive power
• Precision Medicine
• Real World Evidence
• Patient Satisfaction
• Clinician Adoption
• “Cool”
• Rare diseases
• Data Quality
• Black box
• Matching the Algorithm to
the Problem
• Outcomes Improvement
• Workflow
• Cost

14. “The Future”
Improve
clinical
outcome
Enhance
consume
experience
Innovative
Care
Dramatically
increase
efficiency
Integrate
clinical
workflow

15. jwhyte@webmd.net
@DrJohnWhyte
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