
About this episode
Dr. Shiv Rao wears many hats. When he’s not pulling a clinical shift as a cardiologist or obsessing over the latest Rick Rubin album, he’s running his $5.3 billion company, Abridge. It’s an AI company that summarizes medical conversations, freeing up clinicians from clerical work and allowing them to focus on their patients instead. It’s a novel idea: humanize healthcare by outsourcing busy work to AI. On this Pioneers of AI episode, we dig into the future of healthcare, how AI can be the antidote to doctor burnout, and why vanity matters when building a business.
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