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Good lord. The idea that a sleep‑deprived, bias‑prone mammal can be relied on to give accurate health‑related information is deeply flawed and troubling. It’s o
by FlamingMoe 1y ago
Good lord. The idea that a sleep‑deprived, bias‑prone mammal can be relied on to give accurate health‑related information is deeply flawed and troubling. It’s one thing to seek a human for empathy, small talk, or a routine vaccine, but entirely different to assume an overworked doctor will consistently out‑diagnose a modern data tool. I shudder at the thought that the practitioner I visit might simply repeat whatever a drug‑rep lunch pitch or outdated guideline left in their memory.
- stavros 1y agoThis insanity needs to be regulated yesterday.
- imiric 1y agoThankfully, it is. :)
- hiatus 1y agoAre there regulations regarding doctor's working hours similar to say, truck drivers? I found this [1] article which states doctors are limited to 80 hours a week whereas truck drivers are limited to 70 hours in a 7 day period. [2] [1] https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/duty-hours-and-patient-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/duty-hours-and-patient-safety [2] https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/sites/fmcsa.dot.gov/files/docs/Drivers%20Guide%20to%20HOS%202015_508.pdf https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/sites/fmcsa.dot.gov/files/docs/Dri...
- n8henrie 1y agoThose restrictions are for residents (trainees). They were also found not to improve patient outcomes (possibly due to increased number of handoffs, which are highly error prone).
- hiatus 1y agoDo you think it makes sense that doctors can work longer hours than truck drivers?
- n8henrie 1y agoIf the available evidence does not show an improvement in patient outcomes with shorter hours, and if longer hours are worked willingly and enable them to treat more patients (iso widespread physician shortages), yes I do. Turning the question around, if mandating shorter hours for physicians were found to result in higher rates of significant patient harm, would you be in favor of those restrictions?
- trollbridge 1y agoDoctors are in high demand, and don’t willingly work at places the demand long hours. Primary care doctors generally aren’t residents.