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...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | EHR, Healthcare Ethics
I often wonder about the ethics of EHR de-identification. Assuming we can make de-identification perfect, with no risk of undoing this de-identification, should we be doing it? Well, as a starting point, and just for fun, let’s see what the Hippocratic Oath...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | AI Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Google, Healthcare 3.0, Healthcare Ethics
For physicians and healthcare executives who are looking for a brief introduction into leading-edge artificial intelligence (AI) research, I recommend listening to the short, eight-part DeepMind Podcast. DeepMind is an AI startup based in London and was recently...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Big Data, Healthcare Ethics
Two days ago a received forwarded internal email from Ancestry.com from a nice young lady in the UK who wanted me to review her family tree since genetically it appears we may have a common great, great, grandfather. I declined. Three and a half years ago, after a...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | AI Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Health, Healthcare Ethics
After approximately a year off from blogging—a year spent reading and taking courses on subjects as diverse as python programming and ethics—I have decided to resume blogging. Over the next year, I hope to write mostly about the confluence of three subject areas:...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Healthcare Ethics
Take a look at your healthcare organization’s website home page right now. Is there any information about the opioid crisis? Is there a well displayed link to an opioid resource page? Is there a help line? Is there information on proper opioid disposal? Chances...
