What 40 years of technology in medicine gained and cost
I have been practicing medicine since 1985. With good fortune, I hope to continue practicing for several more years.
When younger physicians ask what medicine was like when I began, I am careful not to romanticize the past. The pre-computer era had many shortcomings. Paper charts were often unavailable. Records were fragmented. Laboratory results could be misplaced. Communication was slower. Finding information could be frustrating. Many aspects of modern medicine are …
What 40 years of technology in medicine gained and cost
