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Doctors generally use a service like UpToDate, which I understand is pretty good. Issues with providing the same quality of service to consumers include: * Do
by jefftk 4y ago
Doctors generally use a service like UpToDate, which I understand is pretty good.
Issues with providing the same quality of service to consumers include:
* Doctors are willing to pay a lot (ex: UpToDate is ~$500/y) and you might not be able to keep such high fees for doctors if you also offered a great consumer-focused option.
* Consumers have a wide range of experience levels, where it's going to be hard to make a page that satisfies both people who know very little and have minimal medical background and others who are looking seriously into their condition.
* Liability is very different when you're writing directly for consumers.
- robbiep 4y agoIt’s a different service because it’s generally quite technical, and also it has a fairly large editorial team constantly reviewing and updating the content. The ‘simple English’ UpToDate is Wikipedia or the NHS website