Is there rational justification to argue our health status is any less "privileged" than the same information would be within "doctor : patient" privilege?
"RE #395 & #397 - I'd be surprised if the various AI medical algorithms are subject to the same sort of confidentiality laws that apply to flesh and blood physicians" S2 #1,163
a) - yikes -
b) You're right. We may presume such innovation would merely be regarded as the next increment in technology's encroachment in our "civilized" lives, confident that the enumerated Constitutional Bill of Rights that apply with a human doctor would apply otherwise.
c) Sorites Paradox: where do we draw the line?
- If the doctor is 100% human, that's protected.
- If wearing eyeglasses, still protected.
- A prosthetic limb or two? Still protected.
- A nurse-practitioner, not an MD at all.
It may be called "doctor : patient" privilege. It already goes beyond that.
At what point does it become unprotected? If the prostheses weigh more than the rest of the guy?
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Not to cloud the issue, remember IBM's Watson, the mainframe that busted
Jeopardy champion turned host Ken Jennings?
In February 2013, IBM announced that Watson's first commercial application would be for utilization management decisions in lung cancer treatment, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, in conjunction with WellPoint (now Elevance Health).
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Any idea S2, what the $money interests are, or will become? Any other "special interest" waiting in the wings?
RE #395 & #397 - I'd be surprised if the various AI medical algorithms are ... S2 #1,163
Another sharp point S2.
You're an insider on more than numbers (despite
"RE #395 & #397 -"), also healthcare administration. I'm more or less a DIY, the VA takes care of most of the rest.
You distinguish between the AI algorithm, and ... ? The patient's personal details?