Abstract
Two of the major revolutions of this century are the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. These technologies are penetrating through all disciplines and faculties at a very rapid pace. The application of these technologies in medicine, specifically in the context of Covid 19 is paramount. This article briefly reviews the commonly applied protocols in the Health Care System and provides a perspective in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the current system. This article is not meant to provide a literature review of the current technology but rather provides a personal perspective of the author regarding what could happen in the ideal situation.
Highlights
Despite being one of the best healthcare systems in the world, our healthcare system is still highly inefficient, suboptimal, and redundant
From the time a person enters the hospital to the time he gets discharged, inefficiencies can be noted at every nook and corner
These inefficiencies lead to poor patient care, creation of scut work for the caregivers, poor infection control, guess work in medical management, inaccuracies in test reporting, waste of resources and very poor judgement when it comes to spending the health care dollars
Summary
Despite being one of the best healthcare systems in the world, our healthcare system is still highly inefficient, suboptimal, and redundant. The neurologist, neurology resident and five other medical house staff were asked to self-isolate for the 14 days due to exposure to a patient who tested positive for Covid. During the hospital stay she got daily CBC and electrolytes, vital signs and neurochecks were done twice a day, she had two additional chest x-rays in the context of the positive COVID. On a daily basis she was seen by her nurses every shift, seen by the neurology resident and staff, met personnel from the dietary service who provided the food, and was once evaluated by the physiotherapy service She was discharged on August 6th with instructions about safety and driving and a follow-up by a neurologist in 3 months. I suggest imagining the applications of artificial intelligence and robotics because of the new reality of Covid and to better streamline the healthcare system, optimize health delivery, ensure safety of the health providers and best use of all the information collected on this patient
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