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Most doctors practice in clinics where software is mandated by the administration, which in turn has pressures from insurance companies that the software was li
by slowmovintarget 3y ago
Most doctors practice in clinics where software is mandated by the administration, which in turn has pressures from insurance companies that the software was likely chosen to satisfy.
Put more simply: Doctors these days likely cannot choose to avoid going digital.
- andrewaylett 3y agoThere's a key point missing from most of the discussion: "In the USA". Also, whether or not it's the choice of the doctors is only tangentially relevant to whether or not it's a failure of the system. Even if money is the only consideration, I'd question whether the system as described is the most effective. Ultimately, a US-based medical administration bills on being able to show that they've done things that they can justify having done. Hobbling the doctors' capacity to actually carry out work impedes that process, regardless of any questions around medical effectiveness. And of course, "going digital" doesn't strictly imply moving to a broken system either.