Resuscitating Primary Care: A Triad of Patient, Clinician, and AI Coach

Bodenheimer T, Salmi L, deBronkart D, Delbanco T. Resuscitating Primary Care: A Triad of Patient, Clinician, and AI Coach. Family Practice Management. 2026;33(2):5-6. https://www.aafp.org/pubs/fpm/issues/2026/0300/future-primary-care-triad.html

https://www.aafp.org/pubs/fpm/issues/2026/0300/future-primary-care-triad.html

This opinion in the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)’ Family Practice Management (FPM) paints a picture of what the future of care might look like. Two fictional vignettes use an AI coach as a way of bridging the time before a patient can next see their clinician and a way for both parties to review notes from their meeting.