Thread regarding Optum layoffs

Top 5 Healthcare Jobs at Risk from AI

Medical coders: Medical coders are responsible for translating medical procedures and diagnoses into codes for billing and reimbursement purposes. With advances in natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning, AI could potentially automate this process, reducing the need for human coders.

Radiologists: Radiologists interpret medical images such as X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs to diagnose and treat medical conditions. However, AI systems are becoming increasingly accurate at interpreting medical images, and could potentially replace some of the work currently done by radiologists.

Pathologists: Pathologists examine tissue samples to diagnose diseases such as cancer. Like radiologists, their work involves analyzing images, and AI systems are becoming increasingly accurate at interpreting these images. As a result, pathologists may be at risk of being replaced by AI.

Pharmacists: Pharmacists are responsible for dispensing medications and providing advice on their use. However, with the rise of telemedicine and online pharmacies, AI systems could potentially automate the dispensing of medications and provide patients with advice on their use.

Nurses: While AI is unlikely to replace nurses entirely, certain aspects of their work could potentially be automated, such as monitoring patients' vital signs or providing basic medical advice. This could free up nurses to focus on more complex and specialized tasks.

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Ref: A1 replacing human resource. This was the same with finance world in the 90’s. But at least they have the integration and enterprise security beefed up! Healthcare could barely meeting EHR compliance with continuing M&A takes precedence over beefing up enterprise security or integration. The buzz works of “digital modernization” and “tine to market” is oxymoron at best. Picture this- a newborn/toddler barely learn how to walk already put to compete in a marathon .. All the big vendors like IBM and others invest in Sakes/marketing heavily.. yes, wine/dine the execs is in the “bottomless” budget.. sad for the current state of this org. Once was highly respected brand name - UHG

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https://dailyhive.com/canada/ibm-replace-jobs-artificial-intelligence

IBM plans to replace thousands of jobs with artificial intelligence

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Engineers: “Many Bugs; Not Ready”

Sales: “Customer about to sign”

Execs: “Beta = almost ready”; “Insurance = cover risks” ; “ $ Targets priority”

Sales: “Sold!”

Messaging to customers: “Our dedication to quality is our top priority, and we strive to continuously improve and enhance our products to maintain our position as industry leaders.”

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Like self-driving cars, who is held responsible if things go sideways when AI becomes the norm?

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AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton leaves Google as he warns of technology’s dangers

“The idea that this stuff could actually get smarter than people – a few people believed that,” he told the Times. “But most people thought it was way off. And I thought it was way off. … Obviously, I no longer think that.”

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Until Optum IT, Optum Rx engineers, and other implementation experts show their true incompetence by placing untested systems in use and scratch their heads when it goes south.

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