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Don't discount psychological stress. "You have something growing in your breast which might be cancer, just wait a few months and we'll scan again" is not somet
by Sebb767 4y ago
Don't discount psychological stress. "You have something growing in your breast which might be cancer, just wait a few months and we'll scan again" is not something that gives people a good nights sleep.
- derefr 4y agoSo don't tell them. Like I said, a single datapoint by itself is meaningless — so you wouldn't bring it to the patient's attention. Heck, the software shouldn't flag it for the doctor's attention. (Think: metrics-based alerting thresholds in software systems.)