thoughts of food
Ketchup was once sold as medicine.
“Doctors believed it was best consumed as a health tonic.” ~ learn more
Tag: DOCTORS
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Doctors are lobbing AI-written letters at insurers.
“Since using A.I. to draft prior-authorization requests, he said about 90 percent of his requests for coverage had been approved by insurers, compared with about 10 percent before.” Eventually AI will both write and read the letters. ~ learn more
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Why doctors in America earn so much.
There’s a perpetual shortage of doctors, which drives up compensation. The Economics blames the shortage on “a mismanaged training system that has artificially depressed the supply of medics.” Mismanaged implies its not intentional, but I’m not sure that’s accurate? This […]
tech, startups, internet
The Forward CarePod, an AI doctor in a box.
“Rather than the more traditional primary care that Forward offers at these clinics, the CarePod is an attempt to fully automate a check-up: A patient approaches the metallic, square 8×8 foot box, which is eight feet by eight feet, and […]
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AI’s in your doctor’s office, but not ready to see patients.
There’s a clear use case in summarizing notes of patient visits for their medical records. “Results are solid after about 50 patients, he said: “It’s 90% of the way there.” Copilot produces serviceable summaries that Arzubi typically edits. … “If […]
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You don’t need AI to replace doctors.
“I’ve been asked many times whether I think that AI will replace doctors. Never once have I been asked if I thought that OTC drugs could replace doctors. But that’s exactly what they have done: every time a drug switches from […]
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A journalist is one of America’s “Top Doctors.”
Not really, of course. “I don’t have a medical degree, and I’m not a physician. … I spoke to a cheerful saleswoman named Anne at a company on New York’s Long Island that hands out the Top Doctor Awards. For […]
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The new trend in healthcare: do-it-yourself.
“Frustrated with an overburdened health system, more consumers are turning to gadgets, home kits, apps and monitors for tasks and tests previously handled by trained medical workers. They are monitoring their own blood pressure, conducting EKGs, tracking blood sugar and […]
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CrossFit launches healthcare service.
Tired of getting trash talked by doctors, the popular fitness brand decided to build their own healthcare practice. This feels like the beginning of something big. | learn more
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Doctors might have been focusing on the wrong asthma triggers
“The answer became clear as the monthly questionnaires started rolling in. The number of attacks the participants suffered at home really was dropping. It fell by 40 percent after the onset of the pandemic.” | learn more