Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: As AI In Health Care Increases, So Does Distrust; US Is Unprepared For A Measles Epidemic
Stat: AI Is Exacerbating Americans’ Distrust In Health Care
After OpenAI and Anthropic launched dedicated health care initiatives in January, a study published in February found that OpenAI’s ChatGPT Health had a 50% error rate, incorrectly recommending that care be delayed in emergency test cases half the time. (Oni Blackstock, 3/23)
The New York Times: Our Hospitals Are Unprepared For The Return Of Kids With Measles
There are lots of follow-on risks once children start getting vaccine-preventable diseases. (Jennifer Reich, 3/20)
Chicago Tribune: Would GLP-1s And AI Have Made The Pandemic Less Deadly?
The COVID-19 pandemic began just over five years ago, and though it is largely over, it underscored two conditions that currently remain among the most serious threats to the public health: obesity and loneliness. (Robert Weinstein and Cory Franklin, 3/20)
Katie Couric Media: What 'The Pitt' Gets Right About Preparing For Death
It's rare for the media to portray death and dying authentically, according to End Well founder Shoshana Ungerleider, MD, who did an analysis of more than 141,000 scripted TV episodes from 2010 to 2020. That's why she founded End Well in 2017 — to transform how the world thinks about caregiving, grief, illness, and the end-of-life experience. End Well was consulted for season 1 of The Pitt, and created a Palliative Care Tip Sheet to guide the show's creators in depicting everything from "the pause" after a patient's death to realistic family care decisions. (Maggie Parker, 3/20)
The Boston Globe: Doctors Should Be Paid To Keep Patients Healthy
Value-based care works best when physicians lead, specialists share accountability, and long-term outcomes matter. (Former White House covid-19 response coordinator Ashish K. Jha and Thomas C. Tsai, 3/23)
