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In reply to the discussion: Why do doctors choose a $2,000 drug over a $50 one? [View all]uppityperson
(116,022 posts)best medicines, tests, etc, and can fall into prescribing what they have in the past, or what they have heard of without having time to find out the details. Drug reps and ads can play into this quite a bit. Rather than being pushed to see patients every 10-15 min, they need time also to do research as well as charting, to be able to provide Good Health Care, something that is lacking more and more.
I blame in large part the commercialization of health care. Just because you CAN see someone in only 10 min does not mean is it often appropriate to do so. Taking away providers' time spent researching and keeping up with things is wrong. It seems a good facility would pay for, or even allow, a certain amount of time a month for that as it'd pay off for them in the long run.