I suspect the middle-term role of AI in diagnosis and treatment is as a low-cost consult. The pressure point for docs to use the AI will be legal. During a malpractice case, if there is no documentary evidence the doctor(s) used the standard-of-care AI system during diagnosis and treatment, and the AI system would have recommended an improved diagnosis and treatment with the same patient information, it will not go well for the hospital/clinic/doctor. AI will be a CYA (Cover Your A*s) in their day-to-day work that would hopefully cheaply and effectively save lives while keeping human doctors in the loop. Sort of like chess engines evaluating positions during tournaments…except you’re allowed to cheat and use them in the game itself.
The problem then becomes taking a good history, using imaging and tests effectively, and charting all relevant observations. AI and IT can help here too. With the same CYA motivation…
The real problem today seems to be that docs need amanuensis-es. Entering the medical data even in electronic records systems seems to be a real challenge to docs. No data…not much an AI can do.
The problem then becomes taking a good history, using imaging and tests effectively, and charting all relevant observations. AI and IT can help here too. With the same CYA motivation…
The real problem today seems to be that docs need amanuensis-es. Entering the medical data even in electronic records systems seems to be a real challenge to docs. No data…not much an AI can do.