Three reasons a doctor's job can never be automated ...

1. false positives


2. false negatives


3. incidental findings

If there were no such things as incidental findings and tests were 100% sensitive and specific, Google would have automated us a long time ago. At times, it takes the gray matter between the ears to put the head and tail where it belongs.


Here's a recent New York Times article regarding incidental findings and their impact on patient care.