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> I don't trust physicians or dentists opinions on this subject, because they have a vested interest in preventing technology from disrupting their field. You
by xapata 8y ago
> I don't trust physicians or dentists opinions on this subject, because they have a vested interest in preventing technology from disrupting their field.
You don't need to trust, but only use a little logic. Would a doctor prefer to reduce expenses and increase profits? Of course there's some interest in preserving status quo, but as that "Cult of the Root Cause" [0] article pointed out, there can be many system dynamics working simultaneously.
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17109114 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17109114
- nickthemagicman 8y agoI agree they would prefer to reduce expenses and increase profits however that's not what the long term outcome of medical automation is going to do. It's going to put them out of business.
- xapata 8y agoExactly, enabling the market to be controlled by a handful of large corporations, which has some negative consequences for patients (in addition to the benefits of technology). Just consider all the conversations people have about Google. Life is just so much better with Google Search and YouTube -- learning things is so easy now. Yet, there are some nagging doubts about what we gave up to have that access to information.
- nickthemagicman 8y agoIt could go numerous ways. It could be centralized, it could be a bunch of contractors working for a large corporation like uber health, or technology could do what it did for the record industry and enable the small provider.