EP 23 Dr. Benjamin Slovis, MD, MA, Temple Health
Benjamin Slovis, MD, MA, joins STAT AI to discuss what it takes to move hospital AI from a promising pilot into everyday practice. Temple Health's Chief Medical Information Officer explores EHR integration, ambient documentation, clinician oversight, and the questions hospitals should ask vendors. The conversation also covers ethics, local validation, and the changing role of AI in medical training. The hosts open with Project Glasswing and the implications of AI cybersecurity for health care.
EP 22 Dr. Moira E. Smith, MD, MPH, University of Virginia
Moira E. Smith, MD, MPH, joins STAT AI to examine how AI might support diagnostic decisions without adding to an emergency department's cognitive burden. The conversation covers chart review, triage reassessment, clinical decision support, and the importance of involving the people who will use a tool. Smith also discusses ongoing evaluation, psychological safety in quality improvement, and the introduction of ambient documentation. The hosts open with questions raised by Utah's AI prescription-renewal pilot.
EP 21 Dr. Arwen Declan and Dr. Drew Birrenkott: SAEM Hackathon Special
Arwen Declan, MD, PhD, and Drew Birrenkott, MD, DPhil, join STAT AI for a conversation recorded ahead of the inaugural SAEM26 hackathon. They describe the planned team challenge, synthetic data, mentorship, and the skills needed to build useful tools for emergency medicine. The discussion also explores alert fatigue, electronic health record design, medical education, and the value of bringing clinical and engineering perspectives together. This archived episode previews the May 18, 2026 event.