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I've had this conversation with doctors quite a bit. The missing link, in my opinion, is that the mind is an incredible tool only made better with good data. I

I've had this conversation with doctors quite a bit. The missing link, in my opinion, is that the mind is an incredible tool only made better with good data. I don't think you or anyone is advocating to replace doctors with a TI-86, we just want data driven / supported decision making and I just can't figure out why we can't bridge that little gap. I have a spreadsheet that I actively log the total amount of time I spend with my doctors and their staff when I see them in person. All I am going to say is god bless nurse practitioners.

jonlucc 9y ago
Before, lots of data was based on billing codes, which are a total mess. With electronic medical records, now they can finally collate the data in a meaningful way. Dr. Atul Butte is doing that at UCSF for the entire UC system, but it just didn't exist before a year ago. I just saw a presentation of his a few weeks ago, and he's digging into stuff like "why are there hundreds of treatment paths in the first 12 months for patients diagnosed with T2D at UC hospitals?"