The current world is medicine is kind of frightening. How many of us would just dig into writing a program after a 15-minute conversation with a client?
It's more akin to spending 8 to 10 years writing a program (med school + residency +....) and then it takes 15 minutes to run the program for the individual instance
But the article describes (and my own experience has been similar) patients being ignored because the doctor's made up his mind and it's on to the next patient without any time to stop and look at this particular patient's circumstances.
The WellMed system described in that article was interesting. Most doctors (especially primary care) do want to spend more time helping fewer patients, but the financial incentives push them in the opposite direction. If the ACA's Pay-for-Performance experiments work out then hopefully we will be able to properly incentivise healthcare.
I agree; that was encouraging.
What are you talking about? Are you suggesting it's bad that doctors presume knowledge about your health issues after a short visit?
I'm saying that they're not spending enough time with patients before doling out treatment.