Paul Boal ❄️’s Post

I'm glad we talk about #healthcare in America. We obviously have a lot to address and most of us in this industry are here because we have a deep-seated desire to improve it. Sometimes we over-complicate the conversation, but most of the time we over-simplify things. Case-in-point with last night's debate and how we report on polling about predominant healthcare policies, like the ACA. "Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the ACA?" is like asking "Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of water?" As a way to sustain life on this planet, I'm in favor of water. As a torture method, I'm opposed. I like to drink it when I've been out in the heat, but prefer coffee in the morning. For general washing, it's great (especially as steam), but when sterilizing medical equipment, I prefer alcohol. I know not everyone likes nuanced conversations, but I think healthcare deserves one. https://lnkd.in/gpXfCy_J

I've listened to lots of conversations about how #AI-products and AI-generated results should be regulated in #healthcare, and I've personally kept going back to the question of "how do we do it with humans?" While there's an argument to be made for quality standards being higher for a machine that can impact many more outcomes much faster, I think this approach has merit. While it may feel like it is "slowing down" AI innovation if we require rigorous training, apprenticeship, mentoring, and testing... an AI can iterate through those activities much faster than any human medical student, PhD candidate, or scientist! https://lnkd.in/gy8y6hiC