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> If the doctor had to enter all her detailed observations into a computer it would just slow the process down and increase costs. On the other hand, paying so
by w1ntermute 15y ago
> If the doctor had to enter all her detailed observations into a computer it would just slow the process down and increase costs.
On the other hand, paying someone working for/requiring much less money/training than the doctor (say, a BS & $20 or $30/hour) to enter the data would lower the overall costs, would it not?
- nradov 15y agoNo that really wouldn't lower overall costs because it wouldn't immediately add much value in most cases. There would be some long term value later since that additional coded clinical data could be mined for clinical research to determine which treatments are most effective. But no one is willing to pay an additional $10 (or whatever) per patient encounter to get that data.
- w1ntermute 15y agoIf there wasn't so much bureaucratic red tape surrounding the healthcare industry, that would be a great opportunity for an enterpreneur. Correcting the smallest inefficiencies can dramatically increase profit.