We’ve seen it coming but now it’s here: smart apps that are replacing-or displacing-the need for doctor’s visits! And there is probably more displacement than just doctor's visits—now Alexa can tell if your breathing is raspy due to a cold or pneumonia! It can tell if your child is autistic, it can be your post-hospital ‘visiting nurse,’ it can order your medicines when you are running low...it can comfort lonely seniors and let kids with cancer talk to other kids with cancer about their medical journey. Ok—it can’t do all this...yet...but very, very soon. And all these medical capabilities are accomplished via AI and machine learning systems--and whether it is to differentiate cardiac pain from indigestion these home monitoring devices are providing to be highly accurate—more than doctors would be. So, welcome your new Doctor/Nurse Alexa. Selected Excerpt: “These devices correctly identified agonal breathing in 97% of instances, while registering a false positive only 0.2% of the time...Alexa could send vitals to a doctor’s office before you head to your appointment and continue to monitor your condition after you get home.” …see more