“It’s now bordering on malpractice to care for a patient without using AI”—Tom Frieden on resetting prevention, primary care, and US mistakes in covid

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Source: BMJ

Original: http://www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj.r2533.short?rss=1...

Published: 2025-12-10T02:50:44-08:00

Tom Frieden, former director of the CDC and current leader of the organization Resolve to Save Lives, emphasizes that during the COVID-19 pandemic, the biggest mistake of the US was poor communication, especially in the first Trump administration, which silenced the CDC and reduced public trust in this institution. According to him, today it is almost negligent not to provide care to patients without the use of artificial intelligence (AI), which can improve the speed, accuracy and efficiency of healthcare. Frieden points to new tools, including AI, that enable better diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease, and emphasizes the need to restore trust and transparent communication in healthcare systems. His book "The Formula for Better Health" addresses these topics and proposes a reset of prevention and primary care in the US using modern technology and better evidence-based communication[6].