In this episode, Edmund Pribitkin, MD, MBA, President, Jefferson Medical Group; Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive, Jefferson Health, discusses leveraging AI to reduce clinician burden, expand access and strengthen patient care. He also shares how Jefferson is approaching…
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