Category: Care Coordination

  • The Technology Is Here. The Question Is Who It Serves.

    The Technology Is Here. The Question Is Who It Serves.

    AI and the Future of Southern Oregon Medicine, Part 3 of 3 When AI augmentation arrives in Southern Oregon healthcare — and it will arrive, because it is already arriving at every major medical center in the country — there are two versions of what that looks like for a working family in Medford or…

  • What AI Could Do for the Family That Can’t Get an Appointment

    What AI Could Do for the Family That Can’t Get an Appointment

    AI and the Future of Southern Oregon Medicine, Part 2 of 3 Start with the arithmetic. You live in Medford. You work. You have insurance — maybe through your employer, maybe through the marketplace, maybe through AllCare or Jackson Care Connect if your income qualifies. You notice something that needs medical attention. Not an emergency,…

  • The Shortage Is Structural. So Is the Solution.

    The Shortage Is Structural. So Is the Solution.

    AI and the Future of Southern Oregon Medicine, Part 1 of 3 There is a version of the Southern Oregon provider shortage story that is told as a local problem. Rural geography. Housing costs. Wildfire risk. The difficulty of recruiting physicians to a region without a major academic medical center. These factors are real, and…