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What to see how quickly AI is moving, check out this Hospital System CEO
Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:19 am
Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:19 am
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The chief executive of America’s largest public hospital system says he is prepared to start replacing radiologists with artificial intelligence in some circumstances, once the regulatory landscape catches up.
Mitchell H. Katz, MD, president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, recently spoke during a panel discussion held by Crain’s New York Business. The trained internal medicine specialist noted how AI is increasingly being used to interpret mammograms and X-rays.
Katz—who has led the 11-hospital organization since 2018—said he sees great potential for AI to increase access to breast cancer screening. Hospitals could potentially produce “major savings” by letting the technology handle first reads, with radiologists then double-checking any abnormal screenings.
Just like when they started offshoring initial reads to India, then allowing radiologists to double-check.
Mean Radiologist salary in the U.S. ~ $420k / year
radiologybusiness.com - CEO of hospital system says he's ready to replace doctors...
I'm all for streamlining services, if done properly. Our Medical system needs this kind of 'disturbance', when health care cost increases often outpace every other market.
Adapt or die... even in my field of software engineering, it must be done.
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Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:26 am to captainFid
I watched a YouTube vid last night of a modular home building business that used robotics to build 90% of the modular structure. This automated process could frame a three bedroom modular home in 3 days. It also installed the drywall, installed the electrical wiring and most of the pluming. Once the work is completed at the factory the modules are shipped to the job site on flatbed trailers and assembled. When the modules were in place and finished it was hard to tell the difference between the home that was built from modules vs framed onsite.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:29 am to Bass Tiger
This makes absolute sense. Robots can work 24/7 to create and build with precision without requiring breaks of any kind.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:29 am to captainFid
Here's what an actual radiologist said, quoted in the same article:
“Undeniable proof that confidently uninformed hospital administrators are a danger to patients: easily duped by AI companies that are nowhere near capable of providing patient care,” Suhail told Radiology Business. “Any attempt to implement AI-only reads would immediately result in patient harm and death, and only someone with zero understanding of radiology would say something so naive. But in some sense, they’re correct: Hospitals are happy to cut costs even if it means patient harm, as long as it’s legal.”
“Undeniable proof that confidently uninformed hospital administrators are a danger to patients: easily duped by AI companies that are nowhere near capable of providing patient care,” Suhail told Radiology Business. “Any attempt to implement AI-only reads would immediately result in patient harm and death, and only someone with zero understanding of radiology would say something so naive. But in some sense, they’re correct: Hospitals are happy to cut costs even if it means patient harm, as long as it’s legal.”
Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:30 am to captainFid
I don’t like this, unless we can sue the hospital using the AI for wrongful diagnosis.
As an example, I wanted it to look at an oilfield failure that was pretty definitively heavy CO2 corrosion. For 3-4 questions and pictures, it suggested the primary cause was under-deposit corrosion, which will happen in CO2 corrosion (a deposit of FeCO3 will always occur). But that wasn’t the primary cause, since under-deposit is better described as being under scale, paraffin, or other film created.
After pointing this out, it buckled to my opinion… which I’m starting to think was confirmation bias as opposed to making a correct decision.
The problem I have, is that AI is being seen as a way to replace an expensive Radiologist with a cheaper option. But it doesn’t actually look harder than skin deep.
As an example, I wanted it to look at an oilfield failure that was pretty definitively heavy CO2 corrosion. For 3-4 questions and pictures, it suggested the primary cause was under-deposit corrosion, which will happen in CO2 corrosion (a deposit of FeCO3 will always occur). But that wasn’t the primary cause, since under-deposit is better described as being under scale, paraffin, or other film created.
After pointing this out, it buckled to my opinion… which I’m starting to think was confirmation bias as opposed to making a correct decision.
The problem I have, is that AI is being seen as a way to replace an expensive Radiologist with a cheaper option. But it doesn’t actually look harder than skin deep.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:31 am to captainFid
quote:I guess if it's a choice of AI vs Indian farm-outs, I'd go with AI. Neither is optimal ... yet.
Just like when they started offshoring initial reads to India
Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:31 am to LSUDVM1999
Yeah but can the robots/AI replicate/replace empty modelo bottles and loud Tejano music?
This post was edited on 4/1/26 at 11:32 am
Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:32 am to TigerIron
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“Undeniable proof that confidently uninformed hospital administrators are a danger to patients: easily duped by AI companies that are nowhere near capable of providing patient care,” Suhail told Radiology Business. “Any attempt to implement AI-only reads would immediately result in patient harm and death, and only someone with zero understanding of radiology would say something so naive. But in some sense, they’re correct: Hospitals are happy to cut costs even if it means patient harm, as long as it’s legal.”
This is correct.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:33 am to LSUDVM1999
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Robots can work 24/7 to create and build with precision without requiring breaks of any kind.
Plus the robots don't come back at night and steal the copper wiring out of the house.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:35 am to captainFid
How would malpractice lawsuits work here?
This post was edited on 4/1/26 at 11:36 am
Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:36 am to captainFid
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Our Medical system needs this kind of 'disturbance', when health care cost increases often outpace every other market.
And none of that has jack shite to do with the salary of "a radiologist".
The scary part of AI isn't AI itself, it's the idiots who have the power to make decisions on what to do with AI. Because every single time I hear the question of "What happens to jobs, salaries, the economy if AI becomes a catch-all replacement for humans?" The answer is always "Errr... well... errr... industrial revolution, progress, universal income, they'll get to stay home and paint!" Meanwhile, there's a panhandler or 20 on EVERY on-ramp.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:36 am to KingOrange
A lot of the sales reps in my industry have been trying to push a lot of the radiographic AI software. It isn't ready. Not even close. At least in the OMFS sphere.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:37 am to GreatLakesTiger24
quote:The AI implementing party (Hospital and/or Radiology group) would and should be liable as hell.
How would malpractice lawsuits work here?
Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:46 am to NC_Tigah
Think the CEO who implemented the use of AI instead of Radiologist should be personally liable.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:53 am to mggmd
AI isn't meant to lower product costs, just to increase corporate profit margins.
The more I read about it the more I believe the brakes need to be pumped hard on this new tech until we can understand the ramifications.
The more I read about it the more I believe the brakes need to be pumped hard on this new tech until we can understand the ramifications.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:57 am to Bass Tiger
The same posters in the Claude thread who have no idea what the hell any of it means will be in the next AI thread on the OT confidently opining on horses, farriers, and steam engines.
We're not the farrier. We're the horse.
We're not the farrier. We're the horse.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 11:58 am to mggmd
There was a study done awhile back that showed CEOs aren't nearly as good as random chance.
I propose any CEO that suggests anything like this be replaced with AI, immediately.
I propose any CEO that suggests anything like this be replaced with AI, immediately.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 12:01 pm to NC_Tigah
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I guess if it's a choice of AI vs Indian farm-outs, I'd go with AI. Neither is optimal ... yet.
Ai stands for actually Indians
Posted on 4/1/26 at 12:13 pm to captainFid
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Done properly
How naive are you
They’ll use the savings here to promote bloat in other areas. It’s how it’s done in this country.
Posted on 4/1/26 at 12:15 pm to GoldenGuy
You don't like this but according to Democrats, illegals are the only ones who will do these jobs... So just replace them with robots
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