The "accountability-free" funding for general practice is fueling the decline in GP work hours and the significant decrease in the GP-to-population ratio, according to new report.

I wonder when NZ will move away from the quasi-free-market-but-funded-by-the-government system in health (and education). It leads to outcomes like this which are clearly inefficient. I’d like to see more centralisation.

  • ooo_shiny@lemmy.nzOP
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    1 year ago

    Yeah, healthcare with its heavy staff shortages is an ideal industry for some AI help. The ethical concerns involved present a high barrier to implementation though, I think.

    • BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz
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      1 year ago

      I don’t see why there would be any ethical concerns. An app that detects your heart rate has been higher than normal and asks you a series of questions to diagnose why would be far superior to you not even noticing the problem until the day you pass out behind the wheel right?