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The darker side of being a doctor

282 points · 342 comments · Danhale93

estearum · 1790162533 · focus · HN ↗
(speaking from US): The reality is we need more doctors. A lot more.
There's no solution other than training a lot, lot, lot, lot more doctors.
Their salaries need to be lower, training needs to be cheaper and faster, and we need a lot more of them.
1. torben-friis · 1790165212 · focus · HN ↗
  The author: "Doctors are caught in a web of business, no longer a noble vocation. The altruism of young doctors have been replaced by the shackles of efficiency, productivity and key performance indicators."
  The answer: here's some key performance indicator we can improve.
  Sigh.

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