Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence is transforming nearly every industry—but few places have more at stake than medicine.
From ambient AI that allows clinicians to spend more time with patients to predictive tools that can identify patients at risk of deterioration, AI is already changing the way healthcare is delivered.
On this episode of The Vitals, host Leslie Schlachter sits down with Dr. Robbie Freeman and Dr. Girish Nadkarni to explore how AI is being used across Mount Sinai—from the back office and research lab to the hospital bedside and directly into patients’ hands.
They discuss how AI can reduce the burden of clinical documentation, support patient safety, predict health risks, analyze ECGs, improve handoffs, and help patients navigate their care. They also look toward the hospital of the future, where voice and vision AI could seamlessly document clinical encounters, monitor patients, and provide clinicians with more time to focus on what matters most.
Subscribe to The Vitals for more conversations about the latest in medical research, innovation and healthcare.
Learn more about AI at Mount Sinai here:
https://icahn.mssm.edu/about/artificial-intelligence
If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the Mount Sinai Health System. As a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we rely on philanthropy to advance exceptional patient care, groundbreaking research, and medical education. Your generosity helps make these conversations—and our mission—possible. Learn more or make a gift at give.mountsinai.org.
00:00 — The AI Revolution in Medicine
03:25 — AI for Patients: “Check Symptoms and Get Care”
05:00 — How Ambient AI Is Changing the Clinician-Patient Relationship
06:33 — Getting Clinicians Comfortable With AI
07:51 — AI Tools for Clinical Decision-Making
08:49 — Predictive AI: Identifying Patients at Risk
10:09 — What AI Can See in an ECG
11:06 — Using AI to Detect Heart Failure Earlier
12:01 — AI and Patient Safety
12:49 — AI-Powered Handoffs and Clinical Communication
13:21 — Can AI Reduce Medical Waste?
15:55 — How Mount Sinai Tests and Governs AI
17:44 — Will AI Replace Doctors?
18:17 — Why Human Judgment Still Matters
19:06 — AI as a “Crane for the Mind”
20:01 — AI and the Future of Clinical Work
20:44 — The Hospital Room of the Future
21:41 — Vision AI and Keeping Patients Safe
22:28 — Beyond the Finger Prick: AI and Continuous Monitoring
24:39 — The Future of Genomics and Personalized Medicine
25:47 — The Mount Sinai Million
27:18 — Turning Genetic Information Into Better Care
32:54 — Patient Privacy and Health Data
33:56 — The Promise and Risk of Consumer AI
35:15 — Can ChatGPT Safely Triage Medical Symptoms?
36:53 — The Need for AI Guardrails and Human Oversight
38:02 — Connecting AI With Your Health Data
38:59 — AI Tools Patients Can Use Today
40:19 — When AI Becomes the Prescriber
41:02 — The Safety Risks of Consumer-Facing Medical AI
43:27 — AI, Telehealth and Expanding Access to Care
44:32 — AI in Medical Research
45:45 — From AI Research to Clinical Practice
46:34 — The Problem With “AI Slop”
46:57 — Is AI Making Us Stop Thinking?
48:48 — AI and the Future of Medical Education
49:31 — Why Critical Thinking Still Matters
50:23 — Experience, Expertise and the Human Side of Medicine
51:00 — Closing
Artificial intelligence is transforming nearly every industry—but few places have more at stake than medicine.
From ambient AI that allows clinicians to spend more time with patients to predictive tools that can identify patients at risk of deterioration, AI is already changing the way healthcare is delivered.
On this episode of The Vitals, host Leslie Schlachter sits down with Dr. Robbie Freeman and Dr. Girish Nadkarni to explore how AI is being used across Mount Sinai—from the back office and research lab to the hospital bedside and directly into patients’ hands.
They discuss how AI can reduce the burden of clinical documentation, support patient safety, predict health risks, analyze ECGs, improve handoffs, and help patients navigate their care. They also look toward the hospital of the future, where voice and vision AI could seamlessly document clinical encounters, monitor patients, and provide clinicians with more time to focus on what matters most.
Subscribe to The Vitals for more conversations about the latest in medical research, innovation and healthcare.
Learn more about AI at Mount Sinai here:
https://icahn.mssm.edu/about/artificial-intelligence
If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the Mount Sinai Health System. As a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we rely on philanthropy to advance exceptional patient care, groundbreaking research, and medical education. Your generosity helps make these conversations—and our mission—possible. Learn more or make a gift at give.mountsinai.org.
00:00 — The AI Revolution in Medicine
03:25 — AI for Patients: “Check Symptoms and Get Care”
05:00 — How Ambient AI Is Changing the Clinician-Patient Relationship
06:33 — Getting Clinicians Comfortable With AI
07:51 — AI Tools for Clinical Decision-Making
08:49 — Predictive AI: Identifying Patients at Risk
10:09 — What AI Can See in an ECG
11:06 — Using AI to Detect Heart Failure Earlier
12:01 — AI and Patient Safety
12:49 — AI-Powered Handoffs and Clinical Communication
13:21 — Can AI Reduce Medical Waste?
15:55 — How Mount Sinai Tests and Governs AI
17:44 — Will AI Replace Doctors?
18:17 — Why Human Judgment Still Matters
19:06 — AI as a “Crane for the Mind”
20:01 — AI and the Future of Clinical Work
20:44 — The Hospital Room of the Future
21:41 — Vision AI and Keeping Patients Safe
22:28 — Beyond the Finger Prick: AI and Continuous Monitoring
24:39 — The Future of Genomics and Personalized Medicine
25:47 — The Mount Sinai Million
27:18 — Turning Genetic Information Into Better Care
32:54 — Patient Privacy and Health Data
33:56 — The Promise and Risk of Consumer AI
35:15 — Can ChatGPT Safely Triage Medical Symptoms?
36:53 — The Need for AI Guardrails and Human Oversight
38:02 — Connecting AI With Your Health Data
38:59 — AI Tools Patients Can Use Today
40:19 — When AI Becomes the Prescriber
41:02 — The Safety Risks of Consumer-Facing Medical AI
43:27 — AI, Telehealth and Expanding Access to Care
44:32 — AI in Medical Research
45:45 — From AI Research to Clinical Practice
46:34 — The Problem With “AI Slop”
46:57 — Is AI Making Us Stop Thinking?
48:48 — AI and the Future of Medical Education
49:31 — Why Critical Thinking Still Matters
50:23 — Experience, Expertise and the Human Side of Medicine
51:00 — Closing
