Reflections on AI, Healthcare and Beyond

Why Healthcare Still Ignores the Evidence on Passwords

A look at why hospitals cling to outdated security habits even when the evidence points the other way.

Nov 14 • 

Salim Afshar MD, FACS

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When Curiosity Led Me Down a Wormhole Called LandFall

The latest SPYWARE through Whatsapp and how a late-night scroll turned into a lesson on digital balance, fear, and the fragile homeostasis between…

Nov 11 • 

Salim Afshar MD, FACS

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Nov 11 • 

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Epic’s Workshop Sunset: A Sign of Healthcare’s Changing AI Landscape

The End of an Era in Co-Development

Nov 6 • 

Salim Afshar MD, FACS

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October 2025

Stop Chasing Consensus: Why Health Systems Need Consultation to Translate AI into Impact

At this year’s Becker’s Health IT + RCM Conference, I listened as a health system CFO described how their organization comes to consensus on AI use…

Oct 2 • 

Salim Afshar MD, FACS

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August 2025

The Contagious Malaise in Healthcare – And Why It Threatens AI’s Future- Part II

Earning their trust in an AI era.

Aug 12 • 

Salim Afshar MD, FACS

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AI Agents 101

What They Are, Why They Matter, and How They Could Reshape Healthcare

Aug 10 • 

Salim Afshar MD, FACS

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The Contagious Malaise in Healthcare – And Why It Threatens AI’s Future- Part I

Listening to the workforce

Aug 5 • 

Salim Afshar MD, FACS

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July 2025

The Coldplay Affair, Collective Capacity, and the Lessons for Healthcare

What if the same collective energy that generated 243.6 years of human effort around a single corporate scandal was redirected toward addressing…

Jul 29 • 

Salim Afshar MD, FACS

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HOW AI IS EMPOWERING HOSPITAL LEADERS TO REGAIN CONTROL IN A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT

I live in rural New Hampshire and there is no question that rural and community hospitals are facing a daunting reality.

Jul 17 • 

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April 2025

Why AI Agents Need More Than Guardrails in Healthcare

The Illusion of Control: Why Guardrails Alone Cannot Ensure Ethical AI in Medicine

Apr 22 • 

Salim Afshar MD, FACS

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Trust Is Not the Goal. It’s the Outcome

Why returning to our core mandates—and practicing trustworthiness over rhetoric—is essential for rebuilding global health systems

Apr 12 • 

Salim Afshar MD, FACS

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