Physicians expect almost one-third of their jobs to be automated by 2040, Stanford Medicine report finds

Fierce Health Technology January 10, 2020
Joanne Finnegan

Physicians, residents and medical schools all expect their jobs to change via digital technology and data.

Doctors say digital technology and data are driving change that will create a different world of medicine in the next couple of decades, a new report from Stanford Medicine finds.

In a survey, physicians, residents and medical students say they expect almost a third of their current duties could be automated in 20 years. And doctors are preparing for that very different healthcare future now, according to the report (PDF).

“We found that current and future physicians are not only open to new technologies but are actively seeking training in subjects such as data science to enhance care for their patients,” said Lloyd Minor,...

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