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Lost in Thought — The Limits of the Human Mind and the Future of Medicine

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  • Ziad Obermeyer, M.D.,
  • and Thomas H. Lee, M.D.

The complexity of medicine now exceeds the capacity of the human mind. Computers are the solution, but using them to manage this complexity will require fundamental changes in the way we think about thinking, and in the structure of medical education and research.

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Author Affiliations

From Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston (Z.O., T.H.L.), and Press Ganey, Wakefield (T.H.L.) — both in Massachusetts.

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