Voice as the Great Equalizer: Dr. Amy Ho on AI, Informatics, and Storytelling in Medicine

06/11/2025 27 min Episodio 219
Voice as the Great Equalizer: Dr. Amy Ho on AI, Informatics, and Storytelling in Medicine

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Todays's guest is Dr. Amy Faith Ho -an Emergency Medicine Physician, Chief Systems and Informatics Officer, and TEDx Speaker
Dr. Amy Faith Ho discusses her journey from high school debater to emergency medicine physician and informatics leader. Born to Taiwanese immigrants and motivated by concerns about the insurance industry, Amy shares insights on AI in healthcare—from scribing platforms to billing—and confesses to being a "ghost scanner" with point-of-care ultrasound. The conversation explores liability, consent, HIPAA's relevance in the AI era, and why storytelling connects everything in medicine.

Key TopicsFinding voice through high school debate despite
Becoming passionate about healthcare after researching the insurance industry
AI scribing: ambient listening technology, liability, and recording retention
AI-assisted billing and coding in emergency medicine and surgery
Point-of-care ultrasound documentation challenges and workflow issues
Patient consent and transparency about AI use
HIPAA in the age of massive datasets and de-identified training data
Storytelling as the foundation of patient care and data analysis


Connect with Dr. Amy HoTwitter: @AmyFaithHo
Website: AmyFaithHo.com


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