Now, let’s think about this!
When was the last time that you visited your GP and he/she actually examined you? I mean anything more than ears, nose, blood pressure, and weight! If it was done, guess who did the deed? A trained assistant! You are untouchable and invisible!
Medicine is a corporate business! Caring personalities no longer get involved. They rush you in and out in 15 minutes or less (you can’t even get a good burger that fast), and they have to churn out patients by the dozen so that the payments on the yachts are made on time.
Let’s go through a typical GP visit. You are not a new patient; they have your history before them, or at least they could if they cared to read it.
“Hi (looks down at your chart because he/she doesn’t recognize you), John Doe. Why did you come to see me today?” Jeez, I had to tell everyone but my pastor. Someone should have passed that on to you!
The cute little person in the adorable scrub outfit took all your vital statistics and asked you again, “Why do you need to see the Doctor?” When you called to schedule your appointment several weeks ago, the person on the phone asked, “Why do you need to see the Doctor?”
Just try to avoid telling her/him specifically why you want an appointment. It’s not going to happen! I have tried several different tactics to keep my personal information to myself until I see the GREAT AND POWERFUL OZ, to no avail. I finally told them I needed 15 minutes, and it was none of their damn business why or what ails me; it was personal. Unless you have got your medical license, you do not need to know.
I know I am a mean bitch, but if I am only going to get 15 minutes anyway, what does it matter?
Also, I am old! I remember the days when you could see the Doctor in a few hours or, at the longest, the next day. I also remember when they could actually stitch up a minor wound in their office. If you were injured, you went to their office, and if the injury was major and required hospitalization, you were sent to the hospital. There were very few “Specialists.”
Not so today! You tell them what’s wrong, and they immediately—well, maybe not that soon—send you to a specialist or the hospital. Hopefully, it isn’t your arm or leg that is hurt because the hospital will charge you for the other one too!!! By the way, the Specialist is usually not so busy that they can see you within a month or two. Also, they don’t really listen, either!
Doctors do not want you to look up anything on the internet to try to understand your condition or the ramifications of any medication that they propose to write a prescription for you to fill at your local pharmacy. Go ahead and try to discuss why you do not want to take that medication and your reasons. And ask if there is another drug with fewer side effects that still does the job.
I saw that Bill Gates says the future is coming when Doctors will be replaced with AI instead.
Soon, we will have online virtual doctors that you can talk to, who will listen just as their real-life counterparts do. Of course, they are AIs, and everyone knows how helpful it can be to deal with a computer. Doctors will have to become good actors like on TV, selling their Snake oil cures. Imagine sitting in the comfort of your own home and chatting face-to-face with your smiling, friendly doctor! You probably won’t even notice the difference in care and concern; it’s possible that it might be better.
What do you think about it? Let me know. I am interested, really. Please speak with my assistant first, and I will be happy to allocate at least 15 minutes for you. I will almost immediately send you to the proper specialist!
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Having worked in healthcare for 40+ years, I’d like to tell you that you’re wrong, however, as a patient I know that you are right. Though I will say that it’s not always about a yacht payment, it’s also about paying staff a living wage and for up to date equipment, etc.
The desire to privatized everything is ridiculous, especially healthcare. That statement is quite hypocritical since I work in healthcare! I don’t want AI to take over everything as in healthcare not everyone fits in the same box. It would suck to have to talk to AI about a problem in the same way one deals with virtual customer service! But hey…I’m not in charge.
I am not in charge either, and I do not want to privatize healthcare. AI has no business in health care. We need to be able to go to our PCP and get health in office and not be herded off to the expensive hospital for a cut requiring two stitches. So far, I haven’t heard about a livable wage for anyone working in healthcare except executives in the Insurance business. Thanks for reading my blog and commenting. I love you more!