#298 - Why AI Won’t Replace Doctors—But Will Change Everything Else | Dr. Ami Bhatt + Mike Haney

About this episode

Dr. Ami Bhatt discusses the role of AI and wearables in healthcare and the importance of collaborative intelligence in improving patient outcomes.

We can measure more about our health than ever before. Wearables track everything from heart rhythms to glucose trends, and AI can now identify patterns clinicians might miss. But more data does not automatically mean better health outcomes. In this episode, cardiologist and digital health expert Dr. Ami Bhatt joins Mike Haney to explore why medicine still struggles with prevention, how continuous health data can help patients take more agency, and where AI may actually improve care—not by replacing doctors, but by helping clinicians navigate the right information at the right time. They discuss the promise and pitfalls of wearables, the challenge of turning constant streams of health information into useful action, and why the future of medicine may depend on what Dr. Bhatt calls “collaborative intelligence”: humans and AI working together to make better decisions earlier. About the guest: Dr. Ami Bhatt is the chief innovation officer (CIO) at the American College of Cardiology and the Chair of the FDA Digital Health Advisory Committee. She received her undergraduate degree at Harvard University and her Doctor of Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine, and was the…

People in this episode

Host: Mike Haney

Guest: Dr. Ami Bhatt

Topics covered

• AI in healthcare
• wearable technology
• preventive medicine
• collaborative intelligence
• health data management

Keywords

• AI
• healthcare
• wearables
• preventive care
• data analysis
• cardiology
• patient agency

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American College of Cardiology, FDA Digital Health Advisory Committee, Massachusetts General Hospital

Places: Harvard University, Yale University School of Medicine

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