# 12: AI in Healthcare: Why Hospitals Are Moving Cautiously Toward Consolidation with Dr. Bob Wachter

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Podcast: [AI in Healthcare | Stanford Medicine](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ai-in-healthcare-stanford-medicine-7814894)
Published: 2026-04-07T16:11:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of the Stanford AI and Healthcare podcast, hosts Matt Lungren and Justin Norden interview Dr. Bob Wachter, Chair of Medicine at UCSF and author of The Digital Doctor and The Giant Leap. Learn more about Stanford's Healthcare AI programs: https://stanford.io/3NEt7uE

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