You've hit a minor portion of what a doctor actually does, the differential diagnosis. At my last business (in sleep medicine), we learned that our patients wh

You've hit a minor portion of what a doctor actually does, the differential diagnosis. At my last business (in sleep medicine), we learned that our patients who met their long term respiratory therapist (RT) before their differential diagnosis had a 20% higher adherence rate than patients who met their RT afterwards. Concentrating on the Dx is a common desire of the bay area crowd but the reality is we value human relationships. A computer with the best differential diagnosis capabilities will under perform a reasonably competent doctor with empathy simply because patients are more likely to adhere to the prescribed treatment regimen. now, augmenting doctors with additional information is a different story. I've spent the last 10 years of my life working on that problem.