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Very well spoken. We must be wary, however, of relying on AI lest our minds atrophy. AI should be used as a tool not a crutch. Also realize that although we may not be so limited in our thinking with AI as our guide but people still make decisions, good or bad, based on the recommendations provided.

Dr. David Crowder, a retired surgeon and consultant for Foundation Coal West, had the insight to recommend sending patients to the best medical facilities possible for the care of their employees rather then opting for the cheapest solution. Foundation Coal West reduced health care costs by over 2.5% by following Dr. Crowder’s recommendations. Too many companies, unfortunately, take the route of cheap health care which cost more in the long run. These people are the decision makers that will be deciding how to use recommendations from future AI systems.

Evaluation everything, taking into account all consequences, is the very conundrum faced by the myriad governmental and non-governmental organizations that are trying to create a uniform personal health record. Their goal is one standard and forcing every EMR and PHR vendor to conform to that standard. Is this the right direction? Maybe AI will answer that question for us some day. The makers of the EMRy Stick personal health record don’t think so. We have taken the approach of a universal translator which is capable to speaking the language of all EMR systems. Maybe someday an AI program will prove this decision correct.

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