by Matthew Rehrl MD | AI Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare Ethics
To develop deep technical expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) requires years of study and practice. It requires a solid background in mathematics and experience with programming, and it requires practical experience (and time) using these skills with large data...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Healthcare Ethics
Here are some lovely parts of various purpose, principles, value, vision, and mission statements from several large healthcare organizations: Improving customers’ lives by making healthcare work better.Our customers are at the center of all we do.Act with...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Healthcare Ethics, Philosophy
Let’s talk about gods, corporations, and morality. Do you remember back in junior high reading the Iliad, where, in Book I, Apollo unleashed the plague on the Achaeans in response to the disrespect shown to his priest Chryses by Agamemnon: Thus did he pray, and Apollo...
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 | Healthcare Ethics, Healthcare Revenue
There is an irreversible trend for large healthcare companies to refer to patients as healthcare “consumers”. There nothing wrong with being considered a consumer when getting gas, or shopping for an iPhone, or purchasing a book on Amazon. These are impersonal...
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...
