[dikdik]

Very interesting comment. We do have to realize for semi-complex to complex diagnoses, many different doctors will be playing different parts. If you have a complex/rare form of cancer, it's common for a group of 3-6 physicians of varying specialty to sit in a room and discuss your case.

Additionally, when you work on a software-bug you probably try a bunch of different solutions. Try it to see if it works, repeat. There's only so much information on a patient, doc spends some time reviewing and makes a diagnosis/treatment decision/orders tests. Wait a day or a couple weeks for results, then repeat.

And doctor resources are scarcer than programmers. It would be great to have 2-4x as much time with a physician when you are sick, but $$$.