Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Organized by Nikhil Agarwal and Kevin Schulman
Supported by the National Institute on Aging
May 7-8, 2026
Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA
Thursday, May 7
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am

Are Guidelines Worth Following? Treatment Decisions Under Scientific Uncertainty

Jason Abaluck, Yale University and NBER
Leila Agha, Harvard University and NBER
David C. Chan Jr, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Daniel E. Singer, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
9:40 am

AI Adoption and Decision-making: Evidence from Primary Care

Shan Huang, Stockholm School of Economics
Renke Schmacker, WZB Berlin Social Science Center
Hannes Ullrich, DIW Berlin
10:20 am
Break
10:35 am

The Impacts of AI Integration on Efficiency and Employment Patterns in American Hospitals

Daniel R. Arnold, Brown University
Jonathan H. Cantor, RAND Corporation
Christopher M. Whaley, Brown University
11:15 am

Sharing is Caring: The Role of Health Information Exchange on Patient Care

Ari Bronsoler, Google
Joseph J. Doyle Jr., Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Kelsey Moran, University of Miami
John Van Reenen, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and NBER
11:55 am
Lunch
1:30 pm

Learning from Clinical Decisions: The Economics of Healthcare AI
Jonathan Kolstad, University of California, Berkeley
2:50 pm
Break
3:05 pm

Variation in AI Exposure Across Physician Specialties: A Medicare Claims Analysis

Dan Zeltzer, University of California, Berkeley
Victoria Udalova, U.S. Census Bureau
Maria Polyakova, Stanford University and NBER
3:30 pm

AI Adoption and Productivity in Healthcare

Erkmen G. Aslim, University of Vermont
Manuel Hoffmann, University of California, Irvine
Haonan Yin, University of California, Irvine
3:55 pm

Advancing Compassionate AI in Healthcare Through Safety Evaluations of AI-Enabled Medical Devices

Yi Zhu, Kent State University
Soumya Sen, University of Minnesota
Pinar Karaca-Mandic, University of Minnesota and NBER
Hao Wu, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
4:20 pm

How AI-Augmented Chest Radiography Alters Decisions in Emergency Care

Hyo Kang, Seoul National University
Hyun Joo Shin, Yonsei University
Sukwoong Choi, University at Albany, State University of New York
Eunkyung Kim, Yonsei University
Namil Kim, Yonsei University
6:00 pm
Dinner, Royal Sonesta Hotel
Friday, May 8
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am

The Well-Being Effects of Digital Mental Health Care

Manuela Angelucci, University of Texas at Austin
Raissa Fabregas, University of Texas at Austin
Antonia Vazquez, University of Texas at Austin
9:40 am

AI Against Anxiety: Efficacy, Mechanisms, and Demand for Voice-Based AI Therapy

Bennet Lucca Feld, London School of Economics
Nicolas Roever, University of Cologne
10:20 am
Break
10:35 am

From Prediction to Collaboration: An Economic Framework for Human-AI Decision-Making
Ashesh Rambachan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
11:55 am
Lunch
1:15 pm

Harmonizing Safety and Speed: A Human-Algorithm Approach to Enhance the FDA’s Medical Device Clearance Policy

Mohammad Zhalechian, Indiana University
Soroush Saghafian, Harvard University
Omar Robles, Emerging Health LLC
1:55 pm

How Artificial Intelligence Shapes Science: Evidence from Structural Biology

Ryan R. Hill, Northwestern University
Carolyn Stein, University of California, Berkeley
2:35 pm
Closing Remarks
2:45pm
Adjourn