The Future of Healthcare Technology
TLDR The Qualies podcast discusses the potential for technology to revolutionize healthcare by impacting quality of care, cost, and access. This includes advancements such as robotic surgeries, computational systems, and a shift towards highly skilled nurses in the medical field.
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00:00
The Qualies podcast features short episodes highlighting the best questions and topics discussed on previous episodes of The Peter Attia Drive.
01:41
Healthcare remains one of the least disrupted industries by technology, with most of the money going to labor such as doctors and healthcare personnel.
03:39
The potential for technology to significantly impact human health and increase lifespan is uncertain, with the focus shifting towards new types of medicine in the biotechnology industry.
05:37
Health care faces three separate but related challenges: quality of care, cost, and access, with technology potentially impacting quality but uncertain in lowering costs and improving access.
07:20
Universal access to the current best available health care that the wealthy receive is the goal, with technological leverage being a key factor in bridging the gap for all individuals.
09:30
In the future, robotic surgeries may become the norm while computational systems could replace much of the cognitive work of physicians, leading to a shift towards more technology in healthcare delivery.
11:36
The future of medicine may involve a shift towards highly skilled nurses, fewer overtrained physicians, and new game-changing medical advancements.
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Health & Fitness