AI & Healthcare

Dr. Stephen Speicher, Senior Medical Director at Flatiron Health, offers a thought-provoking look into how artificial intelligence may become a requirement—not just an option—in future value-based care models. In this clip, he explores whether insurers might eventually mandate AI use in clinical decision-making as a condition for reimbursement, especially if AI demonstrates measurable improvements in patient outcomes. While the cost of AI today often falls on the healthcare provider, Speicher suggests a future where insurers not only pay attention to AI utilization but actively incentivize or even demand it. This shift could redefine how 'value' is operationalized in value-based healthcare, raising new questions about reimbursement, care quality, and access. His insights offer a forward-looking framework for understanding the evolving intersection of health tech and reimbursement models.

Dr. Bertalan Mesko, Director of The Medical Futurist Institute, reveals how vision writing and the concept of “future selves” can dramatically impact our present-day decisions. In this segment, he shares how imagining yourself in future scenarios—whether as a parent, professional, or even a teenager with braces—can create emotional alignment and long-term motivation. Vision writing isn't a rigid forecasting tool, but a narrative-driven method to make future thinking more personal and actionable. Healthcare professionals and digital health strategists may find particular value in the psychological dimension of foresight, as it supports not just innovation planning but also behavior change—an underutilized lever in organizational and patient transformation.