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Re:On the pleasures of stumbling upon books in the wrong places
on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @10:04AM (#15499205)
What was the book?
Re:Regulators Propose Banning Theranos Founder from Blood Testing
on Wednesday April 13, 2016 @02:28PM (#11490880)
How did a company like Theranos get so "far" with all signs early and present pointing to deep, fundamental problems? I refuse to believe investors simply failed to perform due diligence.
Re:Recording of aerospace executive's speech leads to his resignation ...
on Thursday March 17, 2016 @03:33PM (#11306936)
I agree, but in this case, he was not just being honest but also weakening his company's business position. I think that is a fireable offense.
Re:Personality Atlas – How the world views other countries
on Thursday July 23, 2015 @02:04AM (#9934250)
"Views expressed are based on survey results of a 27-market study." A bit more detail concerning the source (without having to download the full report) would be nice.
Re:Reflections on Stress and Long Hours on Wall Street
on Tuesday June 02, 2015 @01:05AM (#9643975)
I can't answer this first hand, but my impression is that not necessarily the entirety of those 14 hours on Wall Street is usually spent doing work that requires "creative thought, ability to associate concepts from different domains, thinking about problems from different angles." One reason for the long hours is that most of the difficult work piles on later in the day due to bottlenecks, or waiting for feedback/turnaround. Another is the unspoken rule on "face time."
Re:Reflections on Stress and Long Hours on Wall Street
on Monday June 01, 2015 @11:45PM (#9643719)
>> "But as long as young analysts are expected to work 80 to 100 hours a week, invariably some run the risk of finding themselves in a situation they cannot handle."
Doubly true for medical residents. And far, far more dangerous.
Re:Unnecessary medical care is harming patients physically and financi...
on Monday May 04, 2015 @12:20PM (#9487098)
I agree, the financial incentives must be repaired. I just think it is odd that the malpractice angle wasn't mentioned. Dr. Gawande is surely aware of it.
And yes, I'm sure doctors and patients would both agree that docs need to slow down and spend more time listening to patients. As a solution, Dr. Gawande proposes compensation based on quality of care (rather than production). In theory, this seems to make most sense - but I have yet to see a practical way of assessing "quality." What stops doctors from refusing to see sicker patients? Is a doctor at fault if the patient doesn't follow his advice?
Re:Unnecessary medical care is harming patients physically and financi...
on Monday May 04, 2015 @11:45AM (#9486885)
I find it slightly disingenuous to write a comprehensive article on wasteful medical care and yet barely mention the extremely litigious environment that doctors face.
It's not just doctors that remember that one patient that didn't get scanned. Lawyers do, too.
Re:Open or Trivial? [pdf]
on Tuesday April 21, 2015 @02:25AM (#9412540)