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by prashp 796 days ago
This is not unique to the US where MBAs / business-minded people are the driving factor for healthcare workers being overworked.

In Canada most fully-trained doctors are paid per patient (AKA fee-for-service)[1] and so there is a huge incentive to rush through as many patients in a day, which results in overwork for the residents (who are salaried) and nurses (also salaried), and no time for adequate education of medical students and residents.

[1] https://www.dr-bill.ca/blog/billing-tips/physician-payment-m...