STAT+: Former AMA president says the U.S. health care system will implode without an overhaul

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Source: STAT News

Original: https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/19/aidoc-jesse-ehrenfeld-former-ama-preisdent-o...

Published: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:30:00 +0000

dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, former president of the American Medical Association (AMA), joined Aidoc as Chief Medical Officer.[1][2][3] Ehrenfeld is a board-certified anesthesiologist and clinical informatics expert with expertise in healthcare innovation and patient safety.[1][2] During his tenure at the AMA, he focused on supporting physicians and strengthening the systems in which they work.[1][2] V Aidoc will help scale the impact of clinical AI to become an integral part of modern healthcare.[1][2] Aidoc is deployed in more than 1,600 hospitals worldwide and has analyzed over 100 million patient cases.[1][2] Aidoc's aiOS system acts as a layer between medical imaging and the electronic health record, turning diagnosis into action in six service areas.[1][2] The company recently filed a breakthrough device approval application with the FDA for a comprehensive AI abdominal exam solution powered by the CARE™ engine.[1][2]