Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS
@kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social
Physician–scientist focused on AI, trust, and equitable healthcare.
Leading research on real-world clinical interactions and community voices.
Here to listen, learn, and share.
Also find me at: https://www.kevinbjohnsonmd.net/
Leading research on real-world clinical interactions and community voices.
Here to listen, learn, and share.
Also find me at: https://www.kevinbjohnsonmd.net/
Spreading the word! #marginalized, #hispanic, #black #immigrant. Please repost! I need lots of voices!
Working on a project about AI and trust in historically marginalized communities and need your voices. 🙏 If you’re open to sharing your views (and maybe a short video), please take this quick survey and share widely. Selected video contributors get a $25 gift card. 💳🗣️ Link: forms.gle/RFvedx2e2Lmd...
November 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Spreading the word! #marginalized, #hispanic, #black #immigrant. Please repost! I need lots of voices!
Sending this post out to the world. I need you to amplify it! @bluedotin.bsky.social @bobwachter.bsky.social #blacksky
Working on a project about AI and trust in historically marginalized communities and need your voices. 🙏 If you’re open to sharing your views (and maybe a short video), please take this quick survey and share widely. Selected video contributors get a $25 gift card. 💳🗣️ Link: forms.gle/RFvedx2e2Lmd...
November 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Sending this post out to the world. I need you to amplify it! @bluedotin.bsky.social @bobwachter.bsky.social #blacksky
Working on a project about AI and trust in historically marginalized communities and need your voices. 🙏 If you’re open to sharing your views (and maybe a short video), please take this quick survey and share widely. Selected video contributors get a $25 gift card. 💳🗣️ Link: forms.gle/RFvedx2e2Lmd...
November 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Working on a project about AI and trust in historically marginalized communities and need your voices. 🙏 If you’re open to sharing your views (and maybe a short video), please take this quick survey and share widely. Selected video contributors get a $25 gift card. 💳🗣️ Link: forms.gle/RFvedx2e2Lmd...
I’m excited to share that @rockefellerfdn selected me as a Bellagio Center Resident! This prestigious program has hosted numerous artists, scholars, and leaders, including Maya Angelou and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I’ll be writing and editing a film about equitable AI in medicine. rockfound.link/3IY51GG
Bellagio Residents
The Bellagio Network spans six decades and includes more than 4,100 alumni. Coming from all over the world and representing a wide cross-section of expertise, Bellagio…
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November 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I’m excited to share that @rockefellerfdn selected me as a Bellagio Center Resident! This prestigious program has hosted numerous artists, scholars, and leaders, including Maya Angelou and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I’ll be writing and editing a film about equitable AI in medicine. rockfound.link/3IY51GG
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Our recent piece in @springernature.com JGIM summarizes the state of AI in primary care. There are many articles about tools in development, but only a few about tools in actual use. We need a periodic survey to follow our progress. @pennldi.bsky.social @pennmedresearch.bsky.social
Our recent piece in @springernature.com JGIM summarizes the state of AI in primary care. There are many articles about tools in development, but only a few about tools in actual use. We need a periodic survey to follow our progress. @pennldi.bsky.social @pennmedresearch.bsky.social
Artificial Intelligence in Outpatient Primary Care: A Scoping Review on Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions
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October 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Our recent piece in @springernature.com JGIM summarizes the state of AI in primary care. There are many articles about tools in development, but only a few about tools in actual use. We need a periodic survey to follow our progress. @pennldi.bsky.social @pennmedresearch.bsky.social
Our recent piece in @springernature.com JGIM summarizes the state of AI in primary care. There are many articles about tools in development, but only a few about tools in actual use. We need a periodic survey to follow our progress. @pennldi.bsky.social @pennmedresearch.bsky.social
Our latest research on the penetration of AI into primary care has just been published in JGIM by Springer Nature. There are a lot of publications about AI in development, but only six about AI in use; this deserves to be followed with an annual pulse survey:
link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007....
link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007....
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October 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Our latest research on the penetration of AI into primary care has just been published in JGIM by Springer Nature. There are a lot of publications about AI in development, but only six about AI in use; this deserves to be followed with an annual pulse survey:
link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007....
link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007....
This piece is gaining traction! By embedding equity considerations at every stage of AI development and deployment, the US can begin to take meaningful steps toward leveraging AI’s increasing capabilities to address urgent health care challenges.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Pursuing Equity With Artificial Intelligence in Health Care
This Viewpoint discusses the pursuit of fairness and equity in artificial intelligence in health care to drive transformative changes and reduce health disparities.
jamanetwork.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This piece is gaining traction! By embedding equity considerations at every stage of AI development and deployment, the US can begin to take meaningful steps toward leveraging AI’s increasing capabilities to address urgent health care challenges.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
New JAMA paper. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
"[AI] disruption represents an incredible opportunity. However, the odds that this disruption will improve health for all will depend heavily on the creation of an ecosystem capable of rapid…knowledge about the consequences of these tools on health."
"[AI] disruption represents an incredible opportunity. However, the odds that this disruption will improve health for all will depend heavily on the creation of an ecosystem capable of rapid…knowledge about the consequences of these tools on health."
October 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
New JAMA paper. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
"[AI] disruption represents an incredible opportunity. However, the odds that this disruption will improve health for all will depend heavily on the creation of an ecosystem capable of rapid…knowledge about the consequences of these tools on health."
"[AI] disruption represents an incredible opportunity. However, the odds that this disruption will improve health for all will depend heavily on the creation of an ecosystem capable of rapid…knowledge about the consequences of these tools on health."
It's a pleasure to release the latest chapter of my memoir. Thanks to O'Neal Compton, a friend & successful actor. My coming out process allowed me to discover a true source of creativity that I had long suppressed. Hope you enjoy it and click the links at the end.
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12. The Awakener (Beacons, Part III)
Rekindling my courage to create and be seen
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October 11, 2025 at 4:23 AM
It's a pleasure to release the latest chapter of my memoir. Thanks to O'Neal Compton, a friend & successful actor. My coming out process allowed me to discover a true source of creativity that I had long suppressed. Hope you enjoy it and click the links at the end.
open.substack.com/pub/kbjohnso...
open.substack.com/pub/kbjohnso...
Ptown sights!
August 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Ptown sights!
All, I've just released the latest chapter of my memoir (The Influencers) on Substack! @lgbtqreads.bsky.social @ameracadpeds.bsky.social @amiainformatics.bsky.social @pennldi.bsky.social @petebuttigieg.bsky.social @pennchibe.bsky.social
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The Provocateur
Once I chose pediatrics, the life lessons flowed.
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June 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
All, I've just released the latest chapter of my memoir (The Influencers) on Substack! @lgbtqreads.bsky.social @ameracadpeds.bsky.social @amiainformatics.bsky.social @pennldi.bsky.social @petebuttigieg.bsky.social @pennchibe.bsky.social
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Our final episode, and I’m very proud of it. Please repost! @jama.com #podcast @dbei-upenn.bsky.social @vumcdbmi.bsky.social
Our final episode is live! Tune in on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts to join the farewell party! Thank you to our hosts, @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social, @harrisbland.bsky.social and Ellie Shuert!
#informatics #healthcare #medicine #science #datascience #healthequity #podcast #ai #publichealth
#informatics #healthcare #medicine #science #datascience #healthequity #podcast #ai #publichealth
March 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Our final episode, and I’m very proud of it. Please repost! @jama.com #podcast @dbei-upenn.bsky.social @vumcdbmi.bsky.social
I’m actually more proud of this than I’ll ever admit. Thanks to all our 1000s of listeners!!! Please repost this! # informatics #medicine. @pennengineering.bsky.social @vumcdbmi.bsky.social @stanfordpress.bsky.social @jama.com
Thanks to our good friend Jane Bach for sending us one of your songs to play in this episode! Jane has appeared in 8 episodes of Informatics in the Round, and we were so excited to honor her commitment by including one of her songs! Check it out on Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/5iVTUg... #podcast
Push Back
Steve Bridgmon · Push Back · Song · 2019
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March 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I’m actually more proud of this than I’ll ever admit. Thanks to all our 1000s of listeners!!! Please repost this! # informatics #medicine. @pennengineering.bsky.social @vumcdbmi.bsky.social @stanfordpress.bsky.social @jama.com
Reposted by Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS
Thanks to our good friend Jane Bach for sending us one of your songs to play in this episode! Jane has appeared in 8 episodes of Informatics in the Round, and we were so excited to honor her commitment by including one of her songs! Check it out on Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/5iVTUg... #podcast
Push Back
Steve Bridgmon · Push Back · Song · 2019
open.spotify.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Thanks to our good friend Jane Bach for sending us one of your songs to play in this episode! Jane has appeared in 8 episodes of Informatics in the Round, and we were so excited to honor her commitment by including one of her songs! Check it out on Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/5iVTUg... #podcast
This episode of the New Yorker podcast is informative and depressing. Please listen. It’s also not an ideal way to find happiness, unless you want the US to be an untrustworthy geopolitical force. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Atul Gawande on Elon Musk’s “Surgery with a Chainsaw”
Podcast Episode · The New Yorker Radio Hour · 03/14/2025 · 27m
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March 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This episode of the New Yorker podcast is informative and depressing. Please listen. It’s also not an ideal way to find happiness, unless you want the US to be an untrustworthy geopolitical force. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Biomedical graduate admissions paused or cut back as some universities respond to Trump orders on research - STAT
February 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Biomedical graduate admissions paused or cut back as some universities respond to Trump orders on research - STAT
This just out. A study from my group describing the impact of ambient scribing in primary care. It’s an overall positive report that demonstrates opportunities for improvement.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Clinician Experience With Ambient Scribe Technology for Documentation Assistance
This quality improvement study assesses clinician experiences with ambient scribing technology and its association with efficiency and clinical documentation burden in the outpatient setting.
jamanetwork.com
February 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This just out. A study from my group describing the impact of ambient scribing in primary care. It’s an overall positive report that demonstrates opportunities for improvement.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Our article in the Jama Health Forum provides actionable recommendations for equitable AI model development, health system integration, and model deployment. Our hope is that our recommendations will improve the equitable performance of AI in healthcare. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... m
Pursuing Equity With Artificial Intelligence in Health Care
This Viewpoint discusses the pursuit of fairness and equity in artificial intelligence in health care to drive transformative changes and reduce health disparities.
jamanetwork.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Our article in the Jama Health Forum provides actionable recommendations for equitable AI model development, health system integration, and model deployment. Our hope is that our recommendations will improve the equitable performance of AI in healthcare. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... m
My friends thought others might benefit from the message thanking the American College of Medical Informatics for designating me as a Distinguished Fellow. I was grateful but fell into my usual imposter syndrome. I hope this inspires others! #imposter @hrw.org youtu.be/WmAVV_DQhc0
ACMI Distinguished Fellow Acceptance 2024
YouTube video by Kevin B. Johnson
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December 28, 2024 at 4:43 PM
My friends thought others might benefit from the message thanking the American College of Medical Informatics for designating me as a Distinguished Fellow. I was grateful but fell into my usual imposter syndrome. I hope this inspires others! #imposter @hrw.org youtu.be/WmAVV_DQhc0
Reposted by Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS
Kennedy Center Honors is excellent as usual.
December 23, 2024 at 2:42 AM
Kennedy Center Honors is excellent as usual.