AI Surveillance in Nursing and Patient Care Quality
When healthcare efficiency is measured by algorithms and surveillance, the quality of patient care is usually the first casualty. We've seen this happen in warehouses and call centers for years, but seeing it move into nursing is a different story. Kaiser Permanente nurses are now sounding the alarm about AI being used to monitor their every move. It's not just about tracking hours or checking boxes. It's about a system that prioritizes a metric over a human being. I've watched "efficiency" tools gut the soul out of plenty of industries, and this feels like the same play. The timing is obvious, since these concerns are surfacing right before contract negotiations. But the real question is whether a nurse can actually provide care when they're more worried about an algorithm's stopwatch than their patient's pulse. The Shift from Care to Monitoring AI-driven surveillance turns the nurse-patient dynamic into a data-entry exercise. When hos...