delco714 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 At least it wasn't about nurse practitioners? For the love of all that is holy https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/11/health/artificial-intelligence-medical-diagnosis.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HanSolo Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Article has a stupid title but I actually think this technology will be quite useful. It's not about replacing clinicians; rather, it's about analyzing patterns in a patient's medical record that would flag them for further review for certain conditions. However, I don't think this will ever be fully implemented in the US. In order for this technology to work properly we'd probably need a national EMR or health record database. In order for that to happen, we'd probably need universal healthcare... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiovolffemtp Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Actually, AI, specifically expert systems, has a long history in medicine. The MYCIN expert system for diagnosing blood infections and recommending antibiotics was built at Stanford in 1976. I did AI work for a number of years in my IT days. A lot of the diagnosis and treatment recommendations we do is very amenable to automation. The provider-patient interaction to gain precise definition of symptoms and physical exam findings is where the human has the most value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkertdm Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I think the issue was that the authors referred to the tool used by the physicians as a "physician assistant". No apostrophe showing possession even. Personally, I don't give a damn about computers and their role in medicine, but a couple thoughts: 1. If the end user of "medicine" can't afford the use of this big fancy computer, it's no good. I.e. The patient. 2. If the patient doesn't understand enough about basic science concepts to even take their medication, it's no good. 3. Calling a computer a "physician Assistant" is like me calling my stethoscope "the doctor ". I evaluate and treat patients. Period. Cade Metz should watch the videos on what exactly a pa is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas5814 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Yea but is it NCCPA certified? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkertdm Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 4 hours ago, sas5814 said: Yea but is it NCCPA certified? Probably be ISO 9001 certified. For your safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAAdmission Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 On 2/12/2019 at 8:37 AM, sas5814 said: Yea but is it NCCPA certified? For enough money they will find a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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