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My TLDR: There may be unknown unknowns in the medical system. It doesn't say how many, it doesn't say the consequences, it just says "most". And since people
by powera 11y ago
My TLDR: There may be unknown unknowns in the medical system.
It doesn't say how many, it doesn't say the consequences, it just says "most". And since people die, there's probably something we don't know.
That said, I'm not sure this problem as described is one that is even conceivably fixable at this scale. As in, I'm literally not sure that a machine that perfectly diagnoses all the health conditions of a person going forward is logically consistent.
- seiji 11y agoI mentioned a few of these the other day: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10240084 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10240084 How do we fix the current system? We could make a global centralized review system for doctors then start maintaing records of performance, mistakes due to just being a "bad doctor," mistakes due to just bad timing (patient complained too late to fix), mistakes due to being overworked ("seeing" 100 patients a day), etc. Even with a global system of reviews and oversight, we'd need a way to evict the failing doctors or reduce their responsibilities. It's a lot like the rampant police violence/corruption problems coming to light now because everybody has mobile video recorders. When everything is hidden, nobody notices and it's difficult getting anybody to believe you about widespread systemic failures. What's the equivalent of a cell phone video for medical malpractice?