Deep Medicine : How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again

"Despite having access to more resources than ever, our doctors are overloaded with demands for their time and expertise. In Deep Medicine, leading physician Eric Topol shows how artificial intelligence can help. Natural-language processing can record our doctor's notes, make sense of our medical histories, and read more deeply into the scientific literature than any human ever could. Deep-learning algorithms -- applied to wearable sensors, genomic information, blood work, scans, and all of our medical data -- can create bespoke treatment plans. And virtual medical assistants, powered by personalized AI, can provide us with coaching to promote our health, shape our diet, and even prevent illness. Bust most importantly, by freeing physicians from the tasks that interfere with human connection, AI will give doctors the gift of time -- to restore the care in healthcare. Innovative, provocative, and hopeful, Deep Medicine shows us how the awesome power of AI can make medicine better, and reveals the paradox that machines can make humans healthier -- and more human"--Provided by publisher.;Introduction to deep medicine -- Shallow medicine -- Medical diagnosis -- The skinny on deep learning -- Deep liabilities -- Doctors and patterns -- Clinicians without patterns -- Mental health -- AI and health systems -- Deep discovery -- Deep diet -- The virtual medical assistant -- Deep empathy. Despite Having Access To More Resources Than Ever, Our Doctors Are Overloaded With Demands For Their Time And Expertise. In Deep Medicine, Leading Physician Eric Topol Shows How Artificial Intelligence Can Help. Natural-language Processing Can Record Our Doctor's Notes, Make Sense Of Our Medical Histories, And Read More Deeply Into The Scientific Literature Than Any Human Ever Could. Deep-learning Algorithms -- Applied To Wearable Sensors, Genomic Information, Blood Work, Scans, And All Of Our Medical Data -- Can Create Bespoke Treatment Plans. And Virtual Medical Assistants, Powered By Personalized Ai, Can Provide Us With Coaching To Promote Our Health, Shape Our Diet, And Even Prevent Illness. Bust Most Importantly, By Freeing Physicians From The Tasks That Interfere With Human Connection, Ai Will Give Doctors The Gift Of Time -- To Restore The Care In Healthcare. Innovative, Provocative, And Hopeful, Deep Medicine Shows Us How The Awesome Power Of Ai Can Make Medicine Better, And Reveals The Paradox That Machines Can Make Humans Healthier -- And More Human-- Introduction To Deep Medicine -- Shallow Medicine -- Medical Diagnosis -- The Skinny On Deep Learning -- Deep Liabilities -- Doctors And Patterns -- Clinicians Without Patterns -- Mental Health -- Ai And Health Systems -- Deep Discovery -- Deep Diet -- The Virtual Medical Assistant -- Deep Empathy. Eric Topol. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 313-355) And Index. A Science Friday pick for book of the year, 2019 One of America's top doctors reveals how AI will empower physicians and revolutionize patient care Medicine has become inhuman, to disastrous effect. The doctor-patient relationship--the heart of medicine--is broken: doctors are too distracted and overwhelmed to truly connect with their patients, and medical errors and misdiagnoses abound. In Deep Medicine , leading physician Eric Topol reveals how artificial intelligence can help. AI has the potential to transform everything doctors do, from notetaking and medical scans to diagnosis and treatment, greatly cutting down the cost of medicine and reducing human mortality. By freeing physicians from the tasks that interfere with human connection, AI will create space for the real healing that takes place between a doctor who can listen and a patient who needs to be heard. Innovative, provocative, and hopeful, Deep Medicine shows us how the awesome power of AI can make medicine better, for all the humans involved. TITLE PAGE COPYRIGHT DEDICATION FOREWORD chapter one INTRODUCTION TO DEEP MEDICINE chapter two SHALLOW MEDICINE chapter three MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS chapter four THE SKINNY ON DEEP LEARNING chapter five DEEP LIABILITIES chapter six DOCTORS AND PATTERNS chapter seven CLINICIANS WITHOUT PATTERNS chapter eight MENTAL HEALTH chapter nine AI AND HEALTH SYSTEMS chapter ten DEEP DISCOVERY chapter eleven DEEP DIET chapter twelve THE VIRTUAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT chapter thirteen DEEP EMPATHY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR ALSO BY ERIC TOPOL NOTES INDEX