How did technology that has increased efficiency in every other industry become such a drag on health care? For starters, people who take care of patients did not design or choose these systems. They were foisted upon us.
Doctors and nurses know that good diagnosis and treatment requires listening attentively to their patients. They spend years learning to parse the clues that patients offer, both the physiological and personal, in order to provide the right care.
To do this well takes time and undivided attention.
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Inappropriate Technology
Technology needs to fit the problem:
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