21 Percent of Healthcare Employees Worry About Job Security Due to AI

A survey conducted by MindEdge found 21 percent of healthcare employees are concerned about job security because of the adoption of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), reports Clinical Innovation + Technology . The survey, which polled 1,000 Americans with managerial positions or higher, outlined implementation rates of robotics and AI and the future of employees against automation. MindEdge estimated that 28 percent of the healthcare industry have adopted robotics or other forms of advanced automation, and 35 percent of managers in technology are worried about their job security due to this trend. Moreover, 49 percent of managers in technology said workers are missing soft skills, and 41 percent said employees are lacking hard skills, in preparing for the adoption of robotics and automation. Furthermore, half of polled managers believe it is a shared responsibility of both employees and employers in ensuring workers are trained to work in the future of robotics and automation.