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How is this even remotely comparable? The article mentions the switch occurs when patients are unconscious. They cannot give or deny consent. When you go see a
by fuzzy2 6y ago
How is this even remotely comparable? The article mentions the switch occurs when patients are unconscious. They cannot give or deny consent.
When you go see a doctor and it isn't a doctor, you can just leave.
- yhoneycomb 6y agoThis assumes that patients know what they are getting into. Many patients have little to no knowledge of the medical field. Being seen by a midlevel such as an advanced practice nurse or physician’s assistant isn’t even cheaper. You pay the same price whether you are seen by a midlevel or an actual doctor. I think the least we should do is require people to clearly state their credentials and offer the patient alternatives.