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I'm very against automating the human parts of healthcare. I posted in a discussion recently and it seemed like I was in the minority. Hopefully "caring profess
by version_five 4y ago
I'm very against automating the human parts of healthcare. I posted in a discussion recently and it seemed like I was in the minority. Hopefully "caring professions" (I think that's David Graeber's term) are the ones that are not automated. But japan in particular is a manufacturing powerhouse with a lot of existing good automation as well as a lot of layers of administration. With a cultural shift, they can do more with less people.
- Retric 4y agoThere’s a great deal in healthcare just begging to be automated that has nothing to do with the “human touch.” Filling a prescription often involves someone making six figures counting pills by hand… On top of this is the dignity angle. I suspect many would prefer to be capable of bathing and dressing themselves rather than needing to rely on a caregiver.
- dinosaurdynasty 4y agoI have to wait over a month to see a registered dietitian to _hopefully_ deal with SIBO. This is not unusual for healthcare. Refusing to automate the "human" parts of healthcare will do nothing but kill people due to delayed or expensive care. Imagine a world where everyone had a doctor with all current medical knowledge available 24/7!
- version_five 4y agoThat's a failing of your country's healthcare system, not an argument for automation. Getting to talk to a chatbot or whatever you have in mind is not a substitute for a real person, and will just introduce a norm of impersonal stereotyped healthcare if people are ignorant enough to believe it's a suitable substitute for getting seen by a real person.
- dinosaurdynasty 4y agoYeah I already know I live in the USA. However: seeing an "AI" (you think this will end with chatbots?) >>>>>>>>>> not seeing a real person