by Matthew Rehrl MD | AI Ethics, EHR, Philosophy
EHRs are superior to paper charts in two ways. First—because their content is digital—their contents are more easily mined, analyzed, and shared. And second? EHRs offer the ability to communicate directly to the patient, allowing the physician (or the...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | AI Ethics, Amazon, Healthcare Ethics, Healthcare Innovation
Who does Amazon think I am? (Or, at least, what does Amazon’s AI algorithm think I will buy?) The above screenshot is a visual list of the digital magazines which Amazon thinks I will be interested in, all found at the bottom of my Amazon account page. They aren’t too...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | AI Ethics, Deontology, Philosophy
There are various ethical systems that can be used to evaluate artificial intelligence (AI) within healthcare, and for me, the one I find most useful is the Deontological Ethics as discussed by Kant, which I will super-simplify as this: A person should not be treated...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | AI Ethics, Artificial Intelligence
I’m going to be attending a Deep Learning Conference in a few weeks, and the preparation for it made me recall the last AI developers conference I attended—one at which the conference organizer, a talented programmer, initiated the 3-day event proudly stating...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | AI Ethics, Book Reviews, Healthcare Ethics
My Deep-Reading book for this winter is “Philosophy of Mind” by David Chambers. It’s the textbook used by Oxford University’s Continuing Education Course on the Philosophy of Mind. It’s a significant textbook: 675 dense pages with 63 essays, covering both the...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | AI Ethics, Amazon, Healthcare Ethics
I am not a big fan of calling patients “customers”. The word customer is defined as a person who purchases goods or services from another, which means this connection is limited to a pure final transition. It’s a transactional term used to define a...
