Clay LinkousCo-founder, Linkous Solutions · International Speaker, Executive Coach, and Facilitator / Champion of Physicians, Leadership, the Human Experience, SDOH, Vulnerable Populations, & Neurodiversity.

November 26, 2025

26 Nov 2025 · 2 min

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In this talk aimed at physicians and advanced practice providers, the speaker argues that artificial intelligence, when thoughtfully implemented, can dramatically reduce clinician workload and burnout. He contrasts the typical vendor promise of "click reduction" with real-world outcomes, emphasizing that AI can flag risks, surface relevant data, and automate repetitive chart‑review tasks, thereby preserving clinicians' sanity and patient‑care time. The speaker warns that avoiding AI may be riskier because missed patterns can increase cognitive load and burnout. He advises healthcare leaders to deploy AI with guardrails: involve clinicians in design, track workload impact (not just clinical outcomes), and ensure AI handles tasks it excels at while clinicians focus on patient care. The talk ends with a call for feedback on AI adoption experiences.

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All right, healthcare friends, especially my physicians and advanced practice providers out there, let's talk about AI. Not the replace your job kind, I mean the maybe save you from 47 clicks and 3 burnout cycles kind of AI, right? You know, Press Ganey just dropped an article about using AI the right way to improve safety. But let's be honest, if we use it right, it also improves something equally sacred: your sanity. You know how Every tech vendor says that their product will reduce your workload. Yeah. How's that been working out for you? Exactly. But here's where AI, when done correctly, actually becomes the good guy. You know, if you can flag risks before they hit your inbox or surface data without you digging through charts or cut through the manual detective work that keeps you charting up until 10:00 PM, you know, basically it's the assistant that you've been begging for minus the PTO requests, right? Here's the spicy part: not using AI may actually be riskier for physicians than using it. You know, if AI can spot patterns that humans can't, reduce cognitive load, and help you spend more time with actual human beings instead of wrestling with your EMR, then avoiding it isn't just missing out, it's actually adding to the burnout problem. So if you're a leader in a healthcare organization, don't just roll out AI like some shiny new object or shiny new toy, build some guardrails. Include physicians and providers in the design. Track the impact on workload, not just outcomes. AI should be reducing the burden, not adding one more thing to click. Let's let the robots do what the robots are good at so our physicians and providers can get back to doing what they're good at: practicing medicine, connecting with patients, and occasionally drinking their coffee while it's still hot. Let me know how you guys are doing in this space.