Digitizing Diagnosis
Author | : Andrew S. Lea |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2023-07-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781421446813 |
ISBN-13 | : 1421446812 |
Rating | : 4/5 (812 Downloads) |
Download or read book Digitizing Diagnosis written by Andrew S. Lea and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is the first book-length account of early efforts to computerize medical diagnosis. It explores how these efforts produced and interacted with certain professional tensions, disease constructions, personal identities, cultural ideals, economic interests, and material practices. The book offers a historical account that raises pressing questions, problems, and challenges that must be addressed as we work to harness artificial intelligence for the benefit of the medical profession and its patients"--