To the editor: After I began my medical profession 45 years in the past, CT scans weren’t available. Later, once I first ordered one, I recognized a mind tumor. Sadly, at the moment, we have been unable to deal with that affected person, however at the least knowledgeable him of his prognosis.
Every single day there are advances in drugs, from the instruments we use to new medicine developed by ever-evolving know-how, enabling us to deal with sufferers extra successfully. However generally, we’re led down a winding path to show there is no such thing as a risk to our affected person, and this prices cash (“How the waste in healthcare drives the U.S. debt,” Might 5). Actually, AI will assist us higher discern our human flaws.
Defensive drugs in decision-making does play a job in our litigious society, however not following an evidence-based method due to prices would possibly improve the danger of a lawsuit (the No. 1 purpose for bringing a medical malpractice swimsuit is failure or delay to diagnose a illness).
Utilizing the time period “wasted” is inappropriate as a result of figuring out one doesn’t have a life-threatening prognosis finally gives reassurance and hope, permitting us to maneuver ahead in life.
Ask your self whether or not that is price the additional expense.
Gene Dorio, Santa Clarita
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To the editor: I can’t argue with the writer’s conclusions regarding potential advantages within the utility of AI in prognosis and therapy to extend the usual of care. Nonetheless, I can cite an necessary factor of elevated price within the healthcare panorama that the writer didn’t tackle: Administrative prices in hospitals have been rising at a staggering fee — greater than the price of straight offering care. Isn’t this additionally price addressing? May it’s that there’s no revenue for Microsoft in addressing administrative prices?
Earlier than we begin rising prices by buying AI instruments to query suppliers, how about we use AI to investigate redundancies within the administrative aspect and make modifications there? Now that may be a good use of intelligence.
Richard Rodriguez, Los Angeles
