Is Poor Diagnosis a Leading Cause of Inefficiency in the Health System?
Much of the load on the health system is the consequence of the poor performance of current diagnosis processes. Of GPs who think that their instinct is better than it actually is. Of wild stabs in the dark based on prejudice, assumption and the couple of questions that GPs have time to ask in a six minute appointment. Yes, I know that some things are hard to diagnose. But for God’s sake, we have to get better at this if our…