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>>It was no more helpful than what I was reading on Web MD on my iPhone.

This kind of thing is what makes automation in the medical industry ripe for disruption. In fact close 80% of the information any doctor can give you in case of first 2-3 visits is what you would get by doing simple google search or reading WebMD or even looking up the Merck's manual.

Unless you have serious problem, automation can solve most of the problems people have.

>> If he had told us ahead of time that his unnecessary analysis was going to cost $1000 (even if it was paid by insurance) I would have thrown a shoe at him and told him to get lost. Healthcare is not a marketplace.

Exactly why we need automation. A while back CA's were considered accounting and auditing geniuses. Most of them are out of job today as accounting software got more automation and intelligence.

Wait till the time when most doctors go out of job as software automation sweeps health care industry.