Michael Kirsch, M.D., writes of the tradeoffs of technology-based medicine:
“The manner in which medical care will be administered will be beyond what we can imagine. We are seeing glimpses of it already, but our vision of its trajectory is limited. There will be huge advances, but as with all technology, there will be a cost. The traditional doctor-patient relationship will fade out and will no longer be the bedrock of medical care. There will be nostalgia for it from those who experienced it, much as I have warm memories of bank books, rotary phones, ice cream sodas and playing basketball after school in the school yard.”
