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The future of medicine

12 points by georgeoliver 12y ago

georgeoliver 12y ago
Original whitepaper download available here: http://scienceroll.com/2013/10/30/whitepaper/ http://scienceroll.com/2013/10/30/whitepaper/
novalis78 12y ago
missing: decentralized market-place (where doctors and hospitals auto-compete for patients, driving down cost and improving QoS)
- jjoonathan 12y ago
  I'd argue that it's more important to ensure competition between schools in the medical education pipeline. Competition downstream won't reduce prices unless we get X's boot off the hose feeding into the supply of medical professionals (where X is the AMA, congress, or whoever you believe comes out dirtiest in the "it's not my fault" game). We have 2/3 as many doctors per capita as other comparable countries. No amount of post-education market equilibration will suffice fix the fact that our doctors are (comparatively) overworked and overpriced. The market is slowly routing around the problem right as we speak by promoting nurses and offering new certification pathways, but it's happening slowly. If the local politics I've observed are any indication, the doctors are fighting tooth and nail while loudly claiming that they aren't. There are policy decisions that could dramatically accelerate the process.
mjcohen 12y ago
Should put the descriptions of what the color coding means at the top, as well as the bottom. Spoiler: green = already available, orange = in progress, red = still needs time.
jedanbik 12y ago
I love how close together "Redesigned Hospital Experience" and "Virtual-digital Brains" are on this infographic.
angersock 12y ago
For those who want the data without the layout: Already have: Digital literacy Virtual dissection Curated online information Smartwatch Digestible sensors Real-time diagnostics in OR Personalized genomics Robotic interventions Telemedicine Inter-disciplinary therapies Virtual trials AI in medical decision support In progress: Microchips modeling clinical trials DIY biotechnology Medical tricorder Robotic nurse assistant Augmented reality Semantic health records Embedded sensors Wearable e-skins Evidence-based mobile health Optogenetics Customized mobile apps Meaningful use of social media (lol) Artificial organs Adherence control 3D printed biomaterials and drugs Still needs time: Full physiological simulation Gamification-based wellness Holographic data input Home diagnostics Multi-functional radiology Remote touch Humanoid robots Nanorobots in blood Augmenting human capabilities VR applications Redesigned hospital experience Virtual-digital brains Recreational cyborgs ~ TL,DR: In the future, it'll be even more awesome to be rich and sick.

12 points by georgeoliver 12y ago

Original whitepaper download available here: http://scienceroll.com/2013/10/30/whitepaper/ http://scienceroll.com/2013/10/30/whitepaper/

novalis78 12y ago

missing: decentralized market-place (where doctors and hospitals auto-compete for patients, driving down cost and improving QoS)

jjoonathan 12y ago
I'd argue that it's more important to ensure competition between schools in the medical education pipeline. Competition downstream won't reduce prices unless we get X's boot off the hose feeding into the supply of medical professionals (where X is the AMA, congress, or whoever you believe comes out dirtiest in the "it's not my fault" game). We have 2/3 as many doctors per capita as other comparable countries. No amount of post-education market equilibration will suffice fix the fact that our doctors are (comparatively) overworked and overpriced. The market is slowly routing around the problem right as we speak by promoting nurses and offering new certification pathways, but it's happening slowly. If the local politics I've observed are any indication, the doctors are fighting tooth and nail while loudly claiming that they aren't. There are policy decisions that could dramatically accelerate the process.

mjcohen 12y ago

Should put the descriptions of what the color coding means at the top, as well as the bottom. Spoiler: green = already available, orange = in progress, red = still needs time.

jedanbik 12y ago

I love how close together "Redesigned Hospital Experience" and "Virtual-digital Brains" are on this infographic.

angersock 12y ago

For those who want the data without the layout: Already have: Digital literacy Virtual dissection Curated online information Smartwatch Digestible sensors Real-time diagnostics in OR Personalized genomics Robotic interventions Telemedicine Inter-disciplinary therapies Virtual trials AI in medical decision support In progress: Microchips modeling clinical trials DIY biotechnology Medical tricorder Robotic nurse assistant Augmented reality Semantic health records Embedded sensors Wearable e-skins Evidence-based mobile health Optogenetics Customized mobile apps Meaningful use of social media (lol) Artificial organs Adherence control 3D printed biomaterials and drugs Still needs time: Full physiological simulation Gamification-based wellness Holographic data input Home diagnostics Multi-functional radiology Remote touch Humanoid robots Nanorobots in blood Augmenting human capabilities VR applications Redesigned hospital experience Virtual-digital brains Recreational cyborgs ~ TL,DR: In the future, it'll be even more awesome to be rich and sick.