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Daily briefing, Nov 12, 2026
AMA says AI cannot be licensed as a doctor and vendors should own its errors
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- Nov. 12
- Nov. 12Special topicAim for better, not just sooner
- Nov. 11
- Nov. 11Special topicBuilt for the buyer
- Nov. 10
- Nov. 10Special topicProof should set the price
- Nov. 9
- Nov. 9Special topicThe cut Congress wrote
- Nov. 8
- Nov. 7Daily briefingU.S. measles cases pass 5,000, the most since 1991
- Nov. 6
- Nov. 6Special topicThe doctor one screen away
- Nov. 5
- Nov. 5Special topicThe wrong suspects
- Nov. 4
- Nov. 4Special topicThe patient counts
- Nov. 3
- Nov. 3Special topicPrescribed at checkout
- Nov. 2
- Nov. 2Special topicTwenty-one days
- Nov. 2Friday letterRunning up the tab
- Nov. 1
- Nov. 1Special topicThree months, or a chatbot now
- Oct. 31
- Oct. 30
- Oct. 30Special topicWait until you need insulin
- Oct. 29
- Oct. 28
- Oct. 28Special topicWho grades the answers
- Oct. 27
- Oct. 27Special topicThe thinking is the job
- Oct. 26
- Oct. 26Special topicFifty billion dollars, no scoreboard
- Oct. 26Friday letterOut of the loop
- Oct. 25
- Oct. 24
- Oct. 23
- Oct. 23Special topicFifty rulebooks, for now
- Oct. 22
- Oct. 22Special topicRoute, don't write
- Oct. 21
- Oct. 21Special topicCount the cases
- Oct. 20
- Oct. 20Special topicDowntime is a clinical event
- Oct. 19
- Oct. 19Special topicThe chart leaves the building
- Oct. 19Friday letterSeparate checks
- Oct. 18
- Oct. 18Special topicAn alarm needs an answer
- Oct. 17
- Oct. 17Special topicWait for the Evidence
- Oct. 16
- Oct. 16Special topicNotes before codes
- Oct. 15
- Oct. 15Special topicNobody wins the bot war
- Oct. 14
- Oct. 14Special topicThe surgeon is the benchmark
- Oct. 13
- Oct. 13Special topicYes, doctor
- Oct. 12
- Oct. 12Friday letterAbsent friends
- Oct. 11
- Oct. 11Special topicThe patient's AI got there first
- Oct. 10
- Oct. 10Special topicAI for the 25-bed hospital
- Oct. 9
- Oct. 9Special topicWhen the agent is inside the chart
- Oct. 8
- Oct. 8Special topicCleared is not the same as proven
- Oct. 7
- Oct. 7Special topicThe first prescription without a doctor
- Oct. 6
- Oct. 5
- Oct. 5Friday letterShow your work
- Oct. 4
- Oct. 3
- Oct. 2
- Oct. 2Special topicFree advice
- Oct. 1
- Oct. 1Special topicWho gets the time back
- Sept. 30
- Sept. 30Special topicPracticing without a license
- Sept. 29
- Sept. 28
- Sept. 28Special topicEqual pay for equal results
- Sept. 28Friday letterA duty to consult
- Sept. 27
- Sept. 27Special topicKeep your hand in
- Sept. 26
- Sept. 25
- Sept. 24
- Sept. 23
- Sept. 22
- Sept. 21
- Sept. 21Friday letterSign here
- Sept. 20
- Sept. 19
- Sept. 18
- Sept. 17
- Sept. 16
- Sept. 15
- Sept. 14Friday letterPriced before proven
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