I read the AI firehose every week so you don't have to.
The AI Clinic is one email a week for clinicians. The handful of AI developments worth your attention, what they actually mean for practice, and the hype I'm ignoring. Written by a physical therapist figuring this out in the open.
Weekly. Written by Mark Kargela, PT, DPT.
AI scribes are everywhere. Here's what they miss.
Ambient scribes reach the bedside
Three vendors shipped point-of-care notes this week.
So what: Less typing. Still read every line before you sign.
A model versus real triage calls
A new trial put an LLM against live intake decisions.
So what: Promising. Not yours to trust alone yet.
Where your chatbot sends patient data
A plain look at what actually leaves the room.
So what: Check the BAA before you paste.
That's the week. No hype, just what's useful.
Mark Kargela, PT, DPT
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No hype, no firehose. The few things a working clinician needs to know.
The AI stories that actually touched healthcare this week, in plain language.
What each one means for your patients, your time, or your license. No hype.
The research worth reading, screened so you're not drowning in preprints.
Why I write it
I'm a physical therapist, not an engineer. A year ago the pace of this stuff made me feel behind, like everyone else got a manual I missed. So I started reading everything, the labs, the healthcare trades, the journals, and pulling out the few things a working clinician actually needs to know. The AI Clinic is that, once a week. No "this changes everything." Just what's real, what's useful, and what's noise. If you've felt behind too, you're in the right place.
Mark Kargela, PT, DPT
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