What medicine is for: Staying human in the age of AI
In a previous column on how artificial intelligence is on the verge of dominating large workflows in healthcare without a human being “in the loop,” I warned that the very nature of healthcare is now up for cultural grabs. The bean counters and efficiency mongers are demanding the use of AI in ways that threaten the profession itself.
TL;DR
- AI is on the verge of dominating healthcare workflows without human oversight.
- The use of AI in healthcare threatens the fundamental nature of the profession.
- Kaiser Permanente is using AI to evaluate nurse productivity, empathy, and tone.
- Nurses report that AI implementation has led to changes in how they provide care.
- Examples include nurses cutting short patient conversations due to time constraints imposed by AI monitoring.