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Well, I'm an occasional patient and there're few things worse than when a doctor acts like taking an active role in your own healthcare is an inconvenience. I,

Well, I'm an occasional patient and there're few things worse than when a doctor acts like taking an active role in your own healthcare is an inconvenience. I, for one, would not shed a tear if the role of human diagnostician is replaced by computer systems with far more raw data to work with than was ever before possible. Watching a family member with an extended illness, I came to the conclusion that we would be better off if doctors stopped thinking of themselves AS healthcare and were instead the human face of delivering healthcare.

bobowzki 12y ago
> I came to the conclusion that we would be better off if doctors stopped thinking of themselves AS healthcare and were instead the human face of delivering healthcare. I believe you are right. I'm sorry you had bad experiences. All physicians are different. I believe all patients should take an active role in their healthcare (that includes smoking, diet and exercise). My point is only that sometimes a misappropriate amount of time can be wasted on very very subtle differences and we forget the big picture. Computer diagnostics is the future. I'm on HN for a reason.