There has never been more free expert health information available to those willing to search for it. Millions of Americans follow physicians on YouTube and TikTok, who are content creators. Their advice is free but to act on what you have learned you will have to see your own doctor if the advice involves drugs. One problem is that not everyone who dishes out health information is a physician. Some are charlatans.
Category: Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare
Friday Links
- If Medicaid paid doctors as much as private insurers pay that would reduce more than half of differences in access to care among adults and would eliminate such disparities entirely among children.
- Thinkers tell Health Affairs how we should reform the health care system: Mark McClellan, Bill Frist, Don Berwick, etc. None advocate liberating the marketplace.
- The long reach of DEI: about a quarter of the American workforce is employed by a business classified as a “government contractor.”
- Why there is so much health care rationing in Canada: the US has almost half again as many doctors per capita.
- Larry Ellison: artificial intelligence (AI) will allow us to detect cancer and help develop a personalized vaccine in 48 hours.
The Artificial Intelligence in Medical Technology Can Degrade
Professionals can lose their competency over time if not maintained appropriately. That’s why most professional associations require continuing education. Artificial Intelligence (AI) also needs continuing education and close monitoring of competency, experts report.