U.S. workers have gotten way less productive. No one is sure why

Re:U.S. workers have gotten way less productive. No one is s... by justinpombrio on Monday October 31, 2022 @06:20PM (#33414118)

Based on working in the industry, and hearing from healthcare practitioners not quite first-hand, but second-hand.

You mention profit efficiency, but all three of my points make sense even in light of that: (i) insurance is literally the way doctors get paid; (ii) lawsuits are hella expensive, and (iii) regardless of profit incentives you can't not follow the law.

The software that doctors use is terrible. It's a perfect combination of extreme complexity, domination by just a couple companies (Epic and Cerner), legacy software (some still written in mumps, I hear!), and tons and tons of regulation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MUMPS

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Re:U.S. workers have gotten way less productive. No one is s... by bumby on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @09:17AM (#33420769)

The Veteran Affair's legacy system is still written in MUMPS.

I believe the VA has poured literally billions over the last decade to fully modernize it. It hasn't happened yet to my knowledge.

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