I develop clinical decision support software for a living and our experience has been that the best medical outcomes, particularly in relation to CVD, diabetes

I develop clinical decision support software for a living and our experience has been that the best medical outcomes, particularly in relation to CVD, diabetes and CKD, are found in creating software tools that supplement the skill of the practitioner. Increasingly we find ourselves moving away from the AI based, expert system approach to decision support. It is important to remember that GPs are much more than diagnostic engines. GPs are concerned with the entire health and wellbeing of their patients - mental, emotional and physical. The human aspect of medicine isn't something I would want to see us lose. Do I think we can build software that can help great GPs to be excellent GPs? Absolutely.