“Treat the patient, not the numbers” is a mantra we all learned in medical school. I see my medical students chase down every symptom trying
Tag: doctor-patient relationship
My medical student found it difficult to get any information from a patient. When she presented the patient’s medical history to me, she was quite
Big data is here and will probably stay. While some of it is good, much of it turns patients into quantifiable bits of data. Patients
It was a dark stormy day, both inside the office and out. As the day ground us all down, I wanted it to end. Another
Last week, while walking through the hospital corridors, I overheard 2 patients conversing. One of them said that doctors only care about their computers and
The hype these days in health information technology is all about electronic medical records. They are being toted as the way to improve patient care