Question: Some hospitals are introducing or considering an 'intelligent bedside' assistant' (a smart device at the patient's bedside) that provides doctors and staff about the patient's

Some hospitals are introducing or considering an 'intelligent bedside' assistant' (a smart device at the patient's bedside) that provides doctors and staff about the patient's medical record data to diagnose the disease. This system provides information derived from the patient's medical record, make a diagnosis based on symptoms, and prescribe medications and other treatments. This system includes an expert system (Expert System) and DSS. This system is meant to eliminate some human errors and improve patient care. You are a hospital administrator and very happy about the benefits of this tool for patients. However, when you have a staff meeting, the following questions arise: What if the system malfunctions? What if an error is detected in the program or the existing rules in system? The system, once implemented, takes full responsibility for patient care because doctors rely on that system. Loss of data or errors in this program can lead to disaster. For example, there is a bug in the database program, and as a result there is a very important piece of information is missing from the patient's medical record. A doctor who depending on the system may prescribe drugs based on incomplete data. The consequences of this error may be very dangerous for the patient's life. Another possibility is that some of the rules in the knowledge base contained in the system are possible not accurate for all types of patients.

1. Would you implement such a system? Explain, why yes or why no?

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