TECHNOLOGY VS. HUMANITY
October 23, 2019 TECHNOLOGY VS. HUMANITY By: Hon. David Langham Recently, a very topical and interesting discussion came across one of my social media feeds . It was distributed by William Zachary, an “industry thought-leader.” Despite that term being sometimes overused, Mr. Zachary is a true leader in that he listens as often as he speaks. Thus, when he does speak, we are well advised to pay attention. And, others in the community would benefit from listening as carefully as he does. In this posting, Mr. Zachary describes a recent speech delivered to attorneys that defend workers’ compensation cases. In it, he reminded about the methodology that is being engaged to analyze data. The medical community has been abuzz about this for several years. While data is nothing new, the fact is that computer programs and even artificial intelligence are increasingly being thoughtfully and imaginatively engaged to analyze medical and other claims data. With technology, payers can quickly, quie