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“Care Doesn’t Scale” is a fractal type of truth which essentially describes life but also is a steadfast warning of the underlying state of healthcare in genera

“Care Doesn’t Scale” is a fractal type of truth which essentially describes life but also is a steadfast warning of the underlying state of healthcare in general. Holistic 100% care doesn’t exist - even for the rich. The only way to get optimal care is to pay for it with study. Even the richest in the world don’t necessarily get the best care because care is a function of the present life situation of the practitioner - something no one can control 100% of the time. What is reassuring is that through a little study - you can refine the care provided by most nurses and doctors using your own curiosity at the point of interaction. Surprisingly the mistakes committed by nurses and doctors on somewhat healthy patients are easily fixed with some sembalance of attention. Study the first 2 years of med school. It’s not hard but does take time. And then ask the pertinent quesitons during your time with the doctor. Understand the diagnosis and how they came to it - it’s mostly simple and straight forward. 80% of the massive mistakes by doctors and nurses are fixable this way. Thats $800B … 800 billion dollars - with a little study.

Aeolun 2y ago
“First two years of med school” and “a little study” are not wuite the same thing.
tightbookkeeper 2y ago
My question is why can’t we pay someone to get that 2 years of medical education to help with broken bones and stitches. In other words, there should be less expensive and less sophisticated care providers for less complex needs. Only in the US is there such a cartel on medical care.
- keeptrying 2y ago
  There do exist physician assistants but they are terrible. Never met a good one. The lack of agency is what's primary here. You are never guaranteed to have the best care all of the time - even if you have the money.

Aeolun 2y ago

“First two years of med school” and “a little study” are not wuite the same thing.

tightbookkeeper 2y ago

My question is why can’t we pay someone to get that 2 years of medical education to help with broken bones and stitches. In other words, there should be less expensive and less sophisticated care providers for less complex needs. Only in the US is there such a cartel on medical care.

keeptrying 2y ago
There do exist physician assistants but they are terrible. Never met a good one. The lack of agency is what's primary here. You are never guaranteed to have the best care all of the time - even if you have the money.