Medical students and residents are at the forefront of probably the biggest technology shift I’ve seen in my lifetime—the use of generative technologies. Many clinicians have started using them at the point of care for clinical decision-making due to their quick information retrieval. However, without AI standards and governance in place, these clinicians will experience something like the Wild West of decision support. Are leaders willing to take the risk if an unvetted tool produces a wrong answer?
At UpToDate, we know evidence-based standards need to be the foundation of care decisions across teams—and be embedded to provide support and human-driven guidance regardless of how and where a provider accesses that information.
The digital-native workforce has arrived
For the first time, five generations are working together in healthcare, creating opportunities for leaders to redefine their vision for work and collaboration. By 2030, Millennials and Gen Z will dominate 74% of the workforce, bringing digital-native expectations into their professional experiences. As these generations intersect within care team settings and with patients—and bring different combinations of digital skills and clinical experience—understanding how different cohorts access information is key to developing enterprise-wide clinical decision-making strategies.
