"If you are a physician, you must know how valuable your clinical judgment must be. Now multiply that by 1000, then you will find how valuable it is to the BIG DATA & DEEP LEARNING industry" — -Adam Tabriz, MD.

Virtual-First Health Plan: Another Paradox for Physician Independence

Modern Data Analytics, Big Data, and Computer Algorithms can Turn Physician Clinical Judgment against Them!

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For over three decades, the healthcare system in America has been through constant turmoil regarding the balance between quality of health and health expenditure. From the start of the Medicare program in the 1970s to the expansion of other management organizations are purely fee-for-service payment models to a capitation payment model; all are the epitome of trials and failures the healthcare system has encountered. That is not only in the United States but also across most developed countries. The recent transition to a value-based medical care model also has stirred the already murky waters of the healthcare swamp.

The contemporary healthcare riddles have placed overwhelming pressure on independent physicians. And all are the abrupt impact of the…