The 21st Century Cures Act went into effect in 2021. Among other things, the federal law requires that patients have access to their test results in a timely manner. In years past patients often had to play phone tag with their doctor’s office to view their own medical records and lab test results. Before the 21st Century Cures Act, patients often never knew the results of tests if the doctor did not consider them noteworthy.
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How Smart Patients Avoid Bogus Health Information
How do consumers and patients avoid misinformation, self-serving information and information touting ineffective, barely effective and placebo-powered treatments?
Would You See a Hologram Doctor?
Telemedicine is a way to see a doctor remotely. As an aside, I wonder if the people complaining that they are just as productive working remotely from home are the same ones who only want to see a doctor in person. Just a thought. In any case telemedicine has several small problems. Talking to a doctor on the phone is impersonal. Taking over Zoom allows you to see a face but not much else. Seeing a hologram is different.
Philosophers: Meritocracy is Bad for Your Health and Wellbeing
Perhaps Theodore Roosevelt was right, “comparison is the thief of joy.” The quote is also variously attributed to Mark Twain, author C. S. Lewis, and religious figure Dwight Edwards. A recent article took aim at meritocracy. Yes, a group of philosophers argue meritocracy is a bad thing or at least it causes bad feelings. In a new book they explain, Western meritocracy traps people in emotions of envy, shame and fear.