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Re:U.S. workers have gotten way less productive. No one is s... by throwaway894345 on Monday October 31, 2022 @06:10PM (#33413999)
I don't think documentation precludes doctors from caring for their patients, but it does limit the number of patients they can handle. This implies that healthcare is more expensive, which maybe seems like a bad thing for patients, but I think it's more of an indicator that we need to find a way as a society to pay for the societal good that is data collection and research--"medicare for all" is one conceivable incarnation.
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Re:U.S. workers have gotten way less productive. No one is s... by bumby on Monday October 31, 2022 @06:19PM (#33414107)
>but it does limit the number of patients they can handle.

Or, by extension, it limits the amount of time with each patient if they have a throughput constraint to stay solvent.

Tbf, I’m not sure the data supports the claim that doctors spend less time with patients, but the increase in documentation does seem to correlate with doctor burnout.

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