Perspective

The iPatient Meets the iDoctor

JAMA 10.1001/jama.2026.13582

July 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This Perspective discusses the “iPatient” and “iDoctor,” digital representations of the patient and physician, and the importance of the in-person visit and physical examination in health care settings increasingly using artificial intelligence.

Corresponding Author: David I. Rosenthal, MD, Yale School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St, New Haven, CT 06510 (david.rosenthal@yale.edu).

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