Designing for Health: Scott MacDonald, MD | CMIO at UC Davis | Leveraging AI for physician well-being

Nordic Chief Medical Officer Craig Joseph, MD, talks with Scott MacDonald, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer at the University of California Davis Health. They discuss his background and how he became a CMIO, how he’s changing professional development for physicians, and the integration of large language models into workflows. They also talk about how to leverage AI’s ambient listening capabilities, reducing note bloat, and why tech adoption can sometimes be uneven across medical specialties. Show Notes[00:00] Intros[01:29] Dr. MacDonald’s background[03:57] The PEP squad[12:42] The results of the PEP squad[16:51] The AIScribe[27:24] Leveraging AI to improve doctor’s notes[34:14] Epic’s new message prompt tool[39:13] Dr. MacDonald’s favorite well-designed thing[42:45] OutrosFor a full transcript, click here