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

THOMAS BODENHEIMER, MD, MPH
LIZ SALMI, AS
DAVE DEBRONKART, SB
TOM DELBANCO, MD

FPM. 2026;33(2):5-6.

Author disclosures: Liz Salmi has received a grant from Abridge AI, Inc. No other relevant financial relationships.

The answer to physician burnout and patient access could lie in using technology to augment the traditional doctor-patient relationship.

Dr. Bodenheimer is adjunct professor of Family and Community Medicine at the University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine and spent 32 years in primary care practice.

Liz Salmi is director of communications and patient initiatives for OpenNotes, an academic lab studying patient-clinician communication at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Dave deBronkart is a patient advocate and international speaker on health care and health IT issues.

Dr. Delbanco is co-founder of OpenNotes and John F. Keane & Family Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Author disclosures: Liz Salmi has received a grant from Abridge AI, Inc. No other relevant financial relationships.

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