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by idopmstuff 1067 days ago
What is the need for any kind of appointment with a doctor? There is literally no medical expertise required for what we're talking about here. There is the need to relay an instruction that almost anyone can understand. Why is it a good idea to force patients to make any kind of appointment and to take up the time of very highly trained medical professionals, in order to say "TAKE THIS AT THE SAME TIME EVERY DAY"?

You could train a dog to pass that message across using some of those buttons that say words when pressed. That would actually probably be much more effective than having it come from a doctor, because the dog thing would be much more memorable.