Amazon In Healthcare: Disruption, Data Nightmares And Digital Health Dreams – This And More News In Digital Health This Week
Bertalan Meskó, MD, PhD
Director of The Medical Futurist Institute (Keynote Speaker, Researcher, Author & Futurist)
If you've been following my tech escapades, you might remember me testing an otoscope - which I still think is a great concept for remote care. However, the last device I had required a jack plug to connect to a smartphone. That's why I was excited to lay my hands on an otoscope that connects with Bluetooth to my phone. Will come with a detailed review.
Last week we asked our followers if they think their healthcare system has become more efficient since COVID started. Surprising or not, a significant majority of our community believes their healthcare system has not seen improvements in efficiency in this period.
AMAZON IN HEALTHCARE: DISRUPTION, DATA NIGHTMARES AND DIGITAL HEALTH DREAMS
Amazon’s healthcare journey, characterized by its acquisition of One Medical and the termination of Amazon Care, underscores its evolving strategy to reshape the healthcare landscape and target a broader consumer base.
Amazon’s technological pursuits, such as its foray into generative AI for clinical documentation and Alexa’s integration into senior care, highlight its ambition to leverage technology in healthcare experiences while maintaining a consumer-centric approach.
AMAZON STARTS DELIVERING MEDICATIONS VIA DRONE
Yet another Amazon-related news: Amazon Pharmacy started offering a drone delivery service for more than 500 medications that treat common conditions, such as flu, asthma and pneumonia in Texas.
The service is free and allows patients to receive their medications within an hour.
INTRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
AI is rapidly transforming the way medical services are delivered, and algorithms start to appear in everyday clinical work.
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DIGITAL HEALTH ANXIETY: WHEN WELLNESS TECH BECOMES A STRESSOR
Although our initial content idea came from subjective experiences, research backs the gut feelings of our team members. More data and more digitalisation mean more stress. More digital health – our wearables, phones, apps – can cause more anxiety.
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The good news is that it is possible to get accustomed to it, especially if your family practitioner can help you make sense of all the information you receive, from health metrics to genetic test results.
REVOLUTIONARY BIONIC HAND FUSES WITH WOMAN'S BONES, MUSCLES, AND NERVES
A 50-year-old Swedish woman who lost her hand in a farming accident received this new prosthesis and the results are in about her first experience:
Karin, the woman who received the bionic hand, now has a limited sense of touch and can move all five of her bionic fingers individually with a success rate of 95 percent.
HOW CHATGPT AND OTHER AI TOOLS COULD DISRUPT SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING
I totally understand how the editors of medical journals are fighting with (or sometimes against) authors using large language models like ChatGPT, but I couldn't write a list long enough to share how ChatGPT has been making my life as a researcher easier. (Also, I'd ask ChatGPT with a great prompt to write it for me anyway.)
"Science publishers are already experimenting with generative AI in scientific search tools and for editing and quickly summarizing papers. Many researchers think that non-native English speakers could benefit most from these tools. Some see generative AI as a way for scientists to rethink how they interrogate and summarize experimental results altogether — they could use LLMs to do much of this work, meaning less time writing papers and more time doing experiments."
AUTONOMOUS AI INCREASES REAL-WORLD SPECIALIST CLINIC PRODUCTIVITY IN A CLUSTER-RANDOMIZED TRIAL
I wanted to draw your attention to a recent study about how AI can increase healthcare productivity in a real-life setting.
"In summary, the use of an autonomous AI system improved clinic productivity by 40% in the B-PRODUCTIVE trial. Autonomous AI systems can play an important role in addressing global health disparities by improving access to affordable, high-quality care, especially in low- and middle-income countries."
MORE NEWS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE
TYPICAL CONCERNS –? WHO outlines considerations for regulation of artificial intelligence for health
REGULATORY ISSUES? – FDA prioritizes guidance on AI, cybersecurity, pulse oximeters in stacked schedule for 2024
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11 个月Ourney has been fascinating to watch. It is undeniable that their involvement in the sector will bring about disruptive changes. While data privacy remains a concern, Amazon's technologically advanced solutions could revolutionize remote care and digital health in general.Your mention of an otoscope connecting via Bluetooth is exciting news as it showcases how much technology can improve accessibility and convenience for both healthcare professionals and patients alike! Looking forward to your detailed review on this advancement!On another note, concerning community feedback regarding our healthcare system efficiency since COVID started – it echoes worldwide sentiments which suggest there are still many improvements needed throughout various systems. Hopefully, technological advancements driven by companies like Amazon will help propel these necessary evolutions faster.