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So much this. I just interviewed about 10 doctors in the space of neurology and radiology to start some new projects. The truth is most of the headaches are fro

by esel2k 4y ago

So much this. I just interviewed about 10 doctors in the space of neurology and radiology to start some new projects. The truth is most of the headaches are from insurance coverage check or for radiologist for filling out correct reports. The fancy AI stuff is with maybe a few exceptions due to the great advancement imaging still far away from validation and I didn’t even start about it’s usage and gotomarket. Most of the cases the doctors sees are boring / regular cases - and problems like access to medical history is way more basic but more prevalent.

the_d3f4ult 4y ago
I'm a physician and former engineer and I agree with you. Even the giant tech companies that are in this space seem to have very little insight into how to utilize AI to improve healthcare. The mistake everyone seems to make is thinking that making a diagnosis is what makes medicine hard. It's not. e.g. An algorithm that can diagnose diabetic retinopathy from fundus photos 'as well as a specialist' makes for a good headline, but isn't particularly useful. Medicine is nothing like "House" in real life. AI should be leveraged to either improve efficiency or develop novel tools.
- naijaboiler 4y ago
  I can't upvote this enough
buscoquadnary 4y ago
> and problems like access to medical history is way more basic but more prevalent. This here is a problem I wish we could solve, get a central data broker that could hold aggregate medical history and just dole it out to companies. My wife has to get Medical supplies on a regular basis, the company we got them from got bought out by a PEC so we wanted to try switching companies. Months later we still can't get all the Drs insurance and supplier lined up. The problem is of course as a security guy I know a centralized clearinghouse would be a nightmare from every stand point. The real solution may be in the development of a good protocol, but good luck getting the Med industry that is still putzing around on ASM/400s to adopt something like that. Even with the force of law, i.e. HIPPA

by esel2k 4y ago

the_d3f4ult 4y ago

I'm a physician and former engineer and I agree with you. Even the giant tech companies that are in this space seem to have very little insight into how to utilize AI to improve healthcare. The mistake everyone seems to make is thinking that making a diagnosis is what makes medicine hard. It's not. e.g. An algorithm that can diagnose diabetic retinopathy from fundus photos 'as well as a specialist' makes for a good headline, but isn't particularly useful. Medicine is nothing like "House" in real life. AI should be leveraged to either improve efficiency or develop novel tools.

naijaboiler 4y ago
I can't upvote this enough

buscoquadnary 4y ago

> and problems like access to medical history is way more basic but more prevalent. This here is a problem I wish we could solve, get a central data broker that could hold aggregate medical history and just dole it out to companies. My wife has to get Medical supplies on a regular basis, the company we got them from got bought out by a PEC so we wanted to try switching companies. Months later we still can't get all the Drs insurance and supplier lined up. The problem is of course as a security guy I know a centralized clearinghouse would be a nightmare from every stand point. The real solution may be in the development of a good protocol, but good luck getting the Med industry that is still putzing around on ASM/400s to adopt something like that. Even with the force of law, i.e. HIPPA