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What they're really asking for is (attempted) automated diagnosis, where routine tests are done and fed to a computer and a list of things that might be wrong c
by mjevans 7y ago
What they're really asking for is (attempted) automated diagnosis, where routine tests are done and fed to a computer and a list of things that might be wrong can then be evaluated by humans. If something looks possible more precise tests could then be done to confirm the diagnosis.
- nradov 7y agoExcept that wouldn't have helped in this case because the proper tests hadn't actually been done. Clinical decision support systems have been developed to assist physicians with semi-automated diagnosis and they can work, to an extent. But the hard part is gathering an accurate medical history and then reducing it to discrete concept codes that software can understand. Computers can't effectively interview a patient or ask the right questions for rare or complex conditions.
- xkcd-sucks 7y agorather, if the "annual checkup" was actually a weekly detailed review or audit; which is already possible right now for people who can afford it