a16z: AI Breaks Healthcare Adoption Curse with Physician-Led Demand
julesyoo · x · 2026-08-29
a16z GP notes that AI has broken healthcare's historical adoption curse. Unlike past tech that required payment or mandates, physicians are voluntarily adopting AI tools like scribes because they work effectively. On the consumer side, users are turning to LLMs for health advice, finding them less hallucinatory and more actionable.
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