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> By 2028, it is expected that health care spending in the U.S. will reach nearly one fifth of the nation's gross domestic product It is a balance of features
by brianwawok 5y ago
> By 2028, it is expected that health care spending in the U.S. will reach nearly one fifth of the nation's gross domestic product
It is a balance of features vs price. Right now, we need to do absolutely everything we can to keep the price of medical care as low as possible.
In the US it might make sense for most hospitals to have people on staff for Spanish. I don't think we as a country can afford 270 other languages of full time staff. We should use tech in any way possible to cut this cost.
- w-j-w 5y ago
- slackfan 5y agoBluntly speaking, this is not a problem that tech can solve. Because nothing, no video calls, no vr, no phone calls, can replace an on-site professional. There are approximately top 10 languages you want to have staff for, and then the rest can be handled by contractors. But you have to remember that most "staff" are actually 1099 contractors now because they can be paid submarket wages that way. Thanks, monopolies.
- trimbo 5y ago> Bluntly speaking, this is not a problem that tech can solve. Because nothing, no video calls, no vr, no phone calls, can replace an on-site professional. AFAICT, over the past 150+ years, a qualitative argument like this is made every time a skilled job can be replaced by automation, but the automation wins anyway. The automation quality ends up improving to the point where the economics are inescapable.