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Massachusetts Medical Society

  • Hallucinations
  • Optimism

AI and the Transformation of Healthcare: From Novelty to Normalcy

Just three years after ChatGPT’s launch, healthcare has emerged as a surprising early adopter of AI. Dr. Robert Wachter, chair of the UCSF Department of Medicine examines whether this technology will finally deliver on medicine’s long-promised digital transformation. While acknowledging traditional concerns like hallucinations and bias, he ll argue that there are grounds for informed optimism on the part of both patients and physicians. He ll also wrestle with some of the vexing questions raised by AI: how automation quietly erodes the skills of clinicians who rely on it, why the “human in the loop” is less reassuring than it sounds, and what it actually takes to restructure a healthcare organization around AI’s possibilities. This course is one of three courses in our AI learning series. Each course explores different aspects of AI and builds a broader understanding of how these tools can be used effectively. We encourage participants to complete the full series. AI in Medicine: What Every Clinician Needs to Know in 2026 Balancing Innovation and Obligation Ethical Use of AI in Medicine

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Credit types

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Up to 1 credit

MOC types

No MOC

FDA REMS

No

Qualifies for MIPS

No

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  • Enduring / On-demand
  • Credit · Up to 1 credit
  • Fee · varies
  • Released
    Jun 17, 2026
  • Last day to claim credit
    Jun 18, 2029 3 years left