Inside the ICE House · Nov 11, 2026 · 32m · 24m saved
With Jeff Tangney, Co-Founder and CEO of Doximity
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Doximity counts 85% of US physicians as members, and more than a third of US doctors now use AI to write up their visits. Jeff Tangney, co-founder and CEO of Doximity, told Lance Glinn, head of podcasts at NYSE and Intercontinental Exchange, on Inside the ICE House what doctors actually want from AI.
The common story is that AI will replace doctors. Jeff said doctors mostly worry about something else: whether the answer is right.
"If you ask physicians what their biggest concerns are about AI, it's actually not about replacement. It's about the accuracy of the AI... it's not confidence inducing to hit the refresh button and get a different answer each time." — Jeff Tangney
Jeff started Doximity in a Stanford dorm room with physician roommates, and before that built Epocrates, one of the four apps on Apple's App Store at launch. He now runs a team of 800.
The full interview is covered here so you can skip it. 32 minutes of audio, 8 minutes of reading.
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Key Takeaways
More than a third of US physicians use AI to take visit notes, and Jeff expects two-thirds within a year or two
Doximity's AI scribe usage grew more than 10x year over year
Doctors fear inaccurate AI more than they fear replacement
Doximity checks AI drug doses with deterministic, non-AI software before a doctor sees them
Doximity's model ranked first among US models in a Stanford safety test of 24
Only 2 of 150 doctors at a recent Doximity summit work fully hands-free
The winners of a technology wave are usually the second or third mover, not the first
1. For Doctors, Not Billing
Jeff traces Doximity's roots to a Stanford dorm room, where he and his physician roommates built a mobile app to help them remember what they needed for medical school. Most health technology, in his view, is built for something else.
Jeff Tangney says few companies build software that makes doctors better at medicine
"There really aren't that many folks out there that are actually building software applications, technology to help doctors be better doctors. There's a lot of folks building things to help bill more... Our mantra as a company is physicians first." — Jeff Tangney
That focus has carried the company to a reach few rivals have. With 800 people on the team, Jeff still describes the mission as helping doctors give patients the best care they can.
"We really pride ourselves on the 85% of US physicians who have chosen to join and be members with us." — Jeff Tangney
