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68. The E.R. Doctor’s Dilemma

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Do You Think Algorithms Can Help With Heart Attacks?

In our preferred scenario, we'd cut about two thirds of tests that doctors are currently doing. I think there's a lot of potential for algorithms to help with that particular decision. The doctor's judgment about whether this person needs to be in the hospital or not does not have an algorithmic answer. Instead of trying to get the algorithm to predict heart attack, let's just get thegorithm to predict who are doctors currently admitting today.

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