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I can match the performance of many of these people with a modern AI today, for the things I've needed a doctor for.
The things I can't do are effective surgery and emergency care. They're good at that.
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A recent occurrence I will share related to this was having to convince my doctor that I had Lyme disease. I Googled the symptoms, saw the trademark bullseye, and of course concluded that I had Lyme disease. It was right where I got the tick bite, 8 weeks later. My doctor refused to believe me. He told me to see a dermatologist about it, thinking it was some skin rash, even though it was exactly where the tick had bi…
You have a point but need to drop the identity politics bullshit. Since when are women "underserved"? Men are far more likely to "tough it out" i.e. refuse to see a doctor when they have symptoms of illness, so by your logic they are the "underserved minority" in terms of gender. Claiming women are disadvantaged in literally everything ever is a groundless cliché. The racial angle may be less false (though not for th…
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A recent occurrence I will share related to this was having to convince my doctor that I had Lyme disease. I Googled the symptoms, saw the trademark bullseye, and of course concluded that I had Lyme disease. It was right where I got the tick bite, 8 weeks later. My doctor refused to believe me. He told me to see a dermatologist about it, thinking it was some skin rash, even though it was exactly where the tick had bi…
You have a point but need to drop the identity politics bullshit. Since when are women "underserved"? Men are far more likely to "tough it out" i.e. refuse to see a doctor when they have symptoms of illness, so by your logic they are the "underserved minority" in terms of gender. Claiming women are disadvantaged in literally everything ever is a groundless cliché. The racial angle may be less false (though not for th…
[0] https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/nov/13/the-fem...
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A recent occurrence I will share related to this was having to convince my doctor that I had Lyme disease. I Googled the symptoms, saw the trademark bullseye, and of course concluded that I had Lyme disease. It was right where I got the tick bite, 8 weeks later. My doctor refused to believe me. He told me to see a dermatologist about it, thinking it was some skin rash, even though it was exactly where the tick had bi…
You have a point but need to drop the identity politics bullshit. Since when are women "underserved"? Men are far more likely to "tough it out" i.e. refuse to see a doctor when they have symptoms of illness, so by your logic they are the "underserved minority" in terms of gender. Claiming women are disadvantaged in literally everything ever is a groundless cliché. The racial angle may be less false (though not for th…
For example, while men may be more likely to "tough it out" of their own accord, a black woman describing her symptoms is much less likely to be taken seriously.
Why should I pay my standard copay to see a PA for a regular visit, or pay the same much much higher specialist copay if I’m seeing a PA instead of an actual specialist MD.
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It doesn’t help that doctors and other healthcare professionals are leaving because of burnout. It will only get worse in my opinion. “Warning signs for the U.S. health system are piling up” “Nearly half of practicing U.S. physicians are older than 55” https://www.axios.com/2023/10/26/health-care-doctor-shortage...
Considering 30 is pretty much the lower bound for becoming a physician, that stat sounds a little bit like "40% of employee absences happen on Mondays and Fridays". Alarmist and of zero value.
Percentage of active physicians aged 55 or older: 46.7% for 2021, 44.9% for 2019, 44.1% for 2017, 43.2% for 2015, 42.6% for 2013, 40.3% for 2010, 37.6% in 2007.
So that is a worrying trend, since increasing population should result in at least a steady state, if not decreasing average age.
Also, depends on specialty. 92.4% (!!) of specialists in pulmonary disease are over the age of 55. So I hope the aging population doesn't have any lung problems.
Data is here for 2022, with links to other years: https://www.aamc.org/data-reports/data/2022-physician-specia...
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I think the standard pre-reqs in the US are two semesters of biology, math, and physics, four of chemistry (general and organic). I doubt that any of this is directly relevant to patient care and honestly, I’m skeptical that it’s either necessary or sufficient background for the stuff that is.
I wouldn't trust any MD that couldn't manage a C- in all of those subjects.
A month ago my kids had pink eye. One resolved within days, the other got worse. Instead of a doctor’s appointment the next day, we went to the pharmacy where the pharmacist evaluated him and prescribed an antibiotic. Whole thing took 15 minutes. Really made sense for “a parent could diagnose this” kinds of minor ailments. Also: if it’s the pharmacist determining a med and immediately administering it, is she really…
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You have a point but need to drop the identity politics bullshit. Since when are women "underserved"? Men are far more likely to "tough it out" i.e. refuse to see a doctor when they have symptoms of illness, so by your logic they are the "underserved minority" in terms of gender. Claiming women are disadvantaged in literally everything ever is a groundless cliché. The racial angle may be less false (though not for th…
Dude here. If you talk to women about their experiences with doctors and -- and this is important! -- actually listen you'll find that they're very different than ours.
She had to ask me to go with her because they weren't helping. And finding another doctor to go to would have taken weeks/months.
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> Not sure what line of work you are in, but are you willing to answer endless emails and or voice mails from customers, all for free? It's common practice to answer emails and take calls from customers and not charge them for it in many industries. If you have 3000 patients, and you spend 3 minutes/patient/year on these interactions, then you spend ~30 minutes a day answering emails or leaving voice mails which is p…
No way a typical question takes 3 minutes to answer; just by time you read the message, pull up the chart, read the chart, make the call, talk with the patient and then document the outcome of the call back into the chart, you are in it for 15 minutes at least … not to mention the context-switching time you need as you move from one task to the next. And I disagree that it is ‘common’ in other industries - ever try t…
I've (acting in the role of senior developer) directly addressed support tickets that were generated by user support emails and have even directly communicated with users in phone calls as standard level support. Not at Amazon, Google, or Facebook but in Fortune 500 companies and in B2C.
If you aren't talking to your users, how do you maintain empathy?