I think you'll be seeing a lot more processes being 'forced' onto the profession. I know process and system engineers like looking at the medical field in gener

I think you'll be seeing a lot more processes being 'forced' onto the profession. I know process and system engineers like looking at the medical field in general and then pull their hair out at just how many places you can let human error slip in. And I know a lot of people want to go change that. So that'll mean you'll probably start seeing more checklists, set procedures, expert systems, etc etc. And it will reduce your independence. But it'll also (if we do it right) be better for your patients. If you want an example of stuff engineers get brain boggled at, look at the labels on drugs used in hospital. The vials are typically sized for one dosage and so are fairly small, so you have small label to begin with (nothing -wrong- with that). And then half the label is taken up by a company label (at best). And then the full drug name is written out in tiny print.