Right on, brother. No one is saying doctors will be replaced, simply:
1.) the price of diagnostic tests will decrease
2.) creating a focus on preventative medicine
3.) driving down the number of advanced stage treatment cases
The commoditization of medical diagnostics benefits patients and does not reduce the need for skilled doctors. It's just technology picking the low-hanging fruit in the medical field. If I have a $200 way to check for cancer, heart disease, etc. I will get checked, regularly. If the cost is $2000, I put it off and suffer the consequences.
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Right on, brother. No one is saying doctors will be replaced, simply: 1.) the price of diagnostic tests will decrease 2.) creating a focus on preventative medicine 3.) driving down the number of advanced stage treatment cases The commoditization of medical diagnostics benefits patients and does not reduce the need for skilled doctors. It's just technology picking the low-hanging fruit in the medical field. If I have a $200 way to check for cancer, heart disease, etc. I will get checked, regularly. If the cost is $2000, I put it off and suffer the consequences.