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The Rewards (and the Risks) of Technology and Healthcare: Predictions for 2020
I have been working in the areas of healthcare and computer science since I was an undergrad, but more recently I have felt that challenges we’re continually faced with in healthcare (payment complexities, social determinants of health, outcomes management, accurate treatment, evidence-based/informed guidelines, ever-expanding curricula and training needs, iatrogenic risks, etcetera), with innovations in drug discovery and development, remote patient monitoring, genetic testing and genomics, quantified-self, N-of-One, and the like with the applications of current and promising technologies offered by machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), virtual and augmented reality, deep learning, CRISPR, CAR-T, biologics and more. The sheer breadth and scope of applications are breathtaking.
A recent section of the Wall Street Journal offered some interesting technology applications in perhaps some non-obvious ways, such as helping healthcare providers fine-tune their empathy and bedside manner via virtual simulations. Another company is using Siri-like…
