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I agree with this. Over the past five to six years I have taken my aging parents to many physician appointments. In the past two years I have seen time spent

I agree with this. Over the past five to six years I have taken my aging parents to many physician appointments. In the past two years I have seen time spent with physicians expand from five to seven minutes to thirty to thirty five minutes. Less physical exams and more typing, typing and typing. As a result when you need an appointment what you hear is that nothing is available for three to five days. Numerous times I was unable to get my Dad in for over a week when he needed to be seen. Sometimes progress is not progress for everyone.

binarymax 9y ago
Anecdotal and varies by physician and care center. My folks can get booked and seen quickly and efficiently. I should add that while the extra data capture may now seem like an issue, when federated access is better supported it will be a boon to healthcare. Aside, since when does PBS write such clickbait? The article clearly gives advantages and drawbacks with the current system compared to old. Why not give a professional quality title?
- Powerofmene 9y ago
  Yes it is anecdotal but I was giving my perspective based on the last couple of years of taking my parents to their physician appointments. Given that we have long-standing relationships with our doctors they have shared their displeasure with the new systems and how it is resulting in longer wait times to get appointments. We have repeatedly experienced this. I know many individuals who are not and find that doctors offices who are not accepting new Medicare patients are experiencing this less than those that are still accepting new patients. It is likely that these issues are also geographical in nature as some areas are not experiencing the physician shortages or patient loads that other areas and physicians are experiencing.
jimktrains2 9y ago
"Better never means better for everyone." On a serious note, though, two things I think about when I'm at the doctor and they're just typing in what we're talking about: * It's an evolving tech; it'll slowly change * How happy the doctor and patient are with the system isn't measured, and therefore "doesn't matter".

binarymax 9y ago

Anecdotal and varies by physician and care center. My folks can get booked and seen quickly and efficiently. I should add that while the extra data capture may now seem like an issue, when federated access is better supported it will be a boon to healthcare. Aside, since when does PBS write such clickbait? The article clearly gives advantages and drawbacks with the current system compared to old. Why not give a professional quality title?

Powerofmene 9y ago
Yes it is anecdotal but I was giving my perspective based on the last couple of years of taking my parents to their physician appointments. Given that we have long-standing relationships with our doctors they have shared their displeasure with the new systems and how it is resulting in longer wait times to get appointments. We have repeatedly experienced this. I know many individuals who are not and find that doctors offices who are not accepting new Medicare patients are experiencing this less than those that are still accepting new patients. It is likely that these issues are also geographical in nature as some areas are not experiencing the physician shortages or patient loads that other areas and physicians are experiencing.

jimktrains2 9y ago

"Better never means better for everyone." On a serious note, though, two things I think about when I'm at the doctor and they're just typing in what we're talking about: * It's an evolving tech; it'll slowly change * How happy the doctor and patient are with the system isn't measured, and therefore "doesn't matter".