> The problems stems from people believing they are consumers of healthcare, on equal footing with the practitioner they are seeing. They're not, objectively.
Objectively, the patient is the only one who has 500,000 hours of experience with the unique and very complicated system we call a body, and is objectively the only one who comprehends what they're feeling. They're also the one who experiences the consequences, they're the only ones with literal skin in the game. How much is all of this worth?
It's a difficult thing. The answer is some mix of giving the doctor and patient power.
The patient already has absolute power. They don't have to accept any treatment they don't want to.
The patient may be comprehending how they feel but that absolutely doesn't mean that they understand the complex interactions within their body, which the physician does know.
Objectively, the patient is the only one who has 500,000 hours of experience with the unique and very complicated system we call a body, and is objectively the only one who comprehends what they're feeling. They're also the one who experiences the consequences, they're the only ones with literal skin in the game. How much is all of this worth?
It's a difficult thing. The answer is some mix of giving the doctor and patient power.