--- title: October 10, 2024 Customer Newsletter description: Using AI in Clinical Calls, Get More Than Exam Prep, EM Shifts from ERAS,BRI vs. BMI, Physicians Fight NSA Ruling image: https://challengercme.com/hubfs/FALL%20HEADER.webp --- [![Med-Challenger-green-logo-1024x244](https://challengercme.com/hubfs/Med-Challenger-green-logo-1024x244.webp) ](https://challengercme.com/) - [SHOP EXAM PREP & CME ](https://challengercme.com/blog/october-10-2024-customer-newsletter-0#) ### [EMERGENCY MEDICINE](https://challengercme.com/emergency-medicine-exam-review-cme-course) [ABEM exam prep](https://challengercme.com/emergency-medicine-exam-review-cme-course), [MyEMCert](https://challengercme.com/emergency-medicine-myemcert-exam-review-course), etc. ### [FAMILY MEDICINE](https://challengercme.com/family-medicine-exam-review-cme-course) [ABFM exam prep](https://challengercme.com/family-medicine-exam-review-cme-course), [ABFM KSA](https://challengercme.com/family-medicine-moc-ksa-course), etc. ### [INTERNAL MEDICINE ABIM exam prep, MOC points, etc.](https://challengercme.com/internal-medicine-exam-review-cme-course) ### [OBGYN ABOG exam prep, CREOG, etc.](https://challengercme.com/obgyn-exam-review-cme-course) ### [PEDIATRICS ABP exam prep, MOCA-PEDS, etc.](https://challengercme.com/pediatric-medicine-exam-review-cme-course) ### [PEDIATRIC EM](https://challengercme.com/pediatric-emergency-medicine-3rd-edition) [ABP/ABEM exam prep Ed.3](https://challengercme.com/pediatric-emergency-medicine-3rd-edition), [Ed.2](https://challengercme.com/pediatric-emergency-medicine-pack2), etc. ### [SPECIAL PURPOSE / SPEX FSMB exam prep, etc.](https://challengercme.com/special-purpose-exam-review-spex-exam-preparation-course) ### [PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT](https://challengercme.com/physician-assistant-exam-review-cme-course) [PANCE / PANRE](https://challengercme.com/physician-assistant-exam-review-cme-course), [CAQ-EM](https://challengercme.com/pa-caq-em-review-course), etc ### [NURSE PRACTITIONER](https://challengercme.com/family-nurse-practitioner-exam-review-cme-course) [FNP](https://challengercme.com/family-nurse-practitioner-exam-review-cme-course), [ENP](https://challengercme.com/emergency-nurse-practitioner-exam-review-cne-course), [AGNP](https://challengercme.com/adult-gerontology-nurse-practitioner-exam-review-cne-course), [PNCB/CPNP](https://challengercme.com/pediatric-nurse-practitioner-exam-review-cne-course), etc. ### [NURSING / NCLEX NCLEX, CNE, etc.](https://challengercme.com/nursing-certification-nclex-exam-review-cne-courses) ### [STATE-REQUIRED CME / CE State CME requirements, etc.](https://challengercme.com/state-required-cme) ### [JOINT COMMISSION CME](https://challengercme.com/stroke-center-ce-review-course) [Stroke](https://challengercme.com/stroke-center-ce-review-course), [Cardiac](https://challengercme.com/cardiac-center-ce-review-course), [Trauma](https://challengercme.com/trauma-center-ce-review-course), [ALS](https://challengercme.com/advanced-life-support-and-resuscitation-center-ce-review-course), etc. ### [PROFESSIONALISM CME Professionalism review with CME](https://challengercme.com/professionalism-review-course) ### [DERMATOLOGY CME Dermatology review with CME](https://challengercme.com/dermatology-review-course) ### [USMLE STEP 2CK / STEP 3 USMLE exam prep, etc.](https://challengercme.com/usmle-certification-exam-review-clerkship-exams-shelf-exam-review) - [INSTITUTIONS ](https://challengercme.com/atlas-pro-inst) - [BLOG ](https://challengercme.com/blog) - [SUPPORT ](https://support.challengercme.com/knowledge) [SIGN IN ](https://fuse.challengercme.com/sign-in?redirectURL=%2Fuserdash) # October 10, 2024 Customer Newsletter Using AI in Clinical Calls, Get More Than Exam Prep, EM Shifts from ERAS,BRI vs. BMI, Physicians Fight NSA Ruling [ Challenger Corporation ](https://challengercme.com/blog/author/challenger-corporation) Oct 10, 2024 ### < [All Posts](https://challengercme.com/blog) Try Med-Challenger Start a free trial today and save! 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Is it Safe? First, the physician in the story wasn’t using ChatGPT for a clinical decision—they were using it as a reference or search engine. So, despite the lurid headline and the overall thrust of the article pushing for regulation, this isn’t much different from using Google to look up a drug interaction. Second, it wasn’t the patient receiving clinical data from an AI or having an AI make clinical decisions. The physician, at a follow-up appointment, heard a patient’s concern and checked to see if there were drug interactions that might explain the issue. Articles like this are frustrating. An unrelated study recently noted that 80% of high school students and 80% of faculty routinely use AI for information lookup and assistance. However, only 25% of school administrators have experience using AI. In a related study, most school administrators believe “access to AI needs to be controlled.” Those who can use it find it useful; everyone else seems scared of it. [Some Doctors Are Using ChatGPT to Assist with Clinical Decisions. Is it Safe?](https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/special-reports/some-doctors-are-using-public-generative-ai-tools-chatgpt-clinical-decisions-it) - Fierce Healthcare | ## [![Untitled (42)](https://challengercme.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled%20(42).png?upscale=true&upscale=true&width=1120&height=78&name=Untitled%20(42).png)![ABEM AD](https://challengercme.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ABEM%20AD.png?width=796&height=796&name=ABEM%20AD.png)](https://challengercme.com/emergency-medicine-exam-review-cme-course) ![Untitled (45)](https://challengercme.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled%20(45).png?upscale=true&upscale=true&width=1120&height=78&name=Untitled%20(45).png)Emergency Medicine Considers New Residency Application Platform The Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine (CORD) is considering the implementation of the new ResidencyCAS system, and they aren’t the only ones. OBGYN has already transitioned out of ERAS, and other specialties are in the process of doing so. Consider the amount of money that goes into ERAS in light of the AAMC’s overall revenue. The AAMC takes in over a quarter billion dollars a year in revenue, with $120 million (or perhaps a little more) coming from ERAS fees for residency applications. [Emergency Medicine Considers New Residency Application Platform](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/emergency-medicine-considers-new-residency-application-platform.html) - Beckers Hospital Review  ![Untitled (40)](https://challengercme.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Newsletter%20-%20Customer%20Newsletter%20Graphics/Untitled%20(40).png?upscale=true&upscale=true&width=1120&height=78&name=Untitled%20(40).png) ## Study Finds This Measurement is Better Than BMI at Predicting Disease A study suggests that the Body Roundness Index (BRI) may be a better predictor of cardiovascular disease than the Body Mass Index (BMI). The research indicates that higher BRI trajectories correlate with an increased risk of heart disease and stroke. Unlike BMI, which only considers weight and height, BRI incorporates waist circumference, providing a more accurate assessment of visceral fat and overall health. This shift in measurement could lead to more effective health interventions and screenings, emphasizing the importance of body shape over weight alone. [Study Finds This Measurement Is Better Than BMI at Predicting Disease](https://ca.style.yahoo.com/study-finds-measurement-better-bmi-123000169.html) ![Untitled (46)](https://challengercme.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Untitled%20(46).png?upscale=true&upscale=true&width=1120&height=78&name=Untitled%20(46).png) ## Physicians, Hospitals Cry Foul After Court Deems No Surprises Act Decisions ‘Unenforceable’ The 5th District Court ruled that the payment system attached to the arbitration was unenforceable. The case involved Blue Cross Blue Shield and an air transport company. The arbitration determined that the defendant owed the transport company around $1 million. However, the court decided that the patients were not harmed by the insurer's non-payment, and therefore, the NSA and ERISA did not apply. Mayhem will ensue. 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