If you don't have a medical issue and an AI system tells you this then you save yourself a trip to a specialist and the associated diagnostic tests. Again, this saves a bit of money but is nowhere near the bulk of medical expenses. And it has to be able to do this without any diagnostic testing, just based off of your reported symptoms.
Even if AI diagnosis works flawlessly we save a bit of money but absolutely do not revolutionize the cost of the industry.
It'll be great at first while in development. But when profits need to be generated, seeing a specialist will get harder. There will be less wiggle room. I predict we will see more GP utilization.
Not sure if this is a typo (of wringing) or a pun, but it's apt either way.
It's the self-driving cars debate all over again.
Before medical school, I was not so sure of the quality of your average doc. Now having spent a year in clinical practice across various settings, I am extremely reassured. I can say with certainty that a US trained doctor is miles ahead of AI right now. The system sucks really bad though and forces physicians to churn patients, giving the impression that physicians don't pay attention/don't care/etc.