[lostlogin]

> how many people might be misdiagnosed and put on medication every year because of bad data

Another variable that causes this is the patient. They don't like the medication or don't take it properly but tell their prescriber that they are taking the medication correctly (age, culture, dementia etc). The prescriber then adjusts the dose.

[robomartin]

Very true. My wife is a doctor. This is one of the issues that comes out most frequently during conversations about healthcare.