Every year, 800,000 doctor appointments are wasted on simple prescription renewals. Factor in phone scripts, and that number jumps to 1.6 million. Meanwhile, people in need wait weeks for care. One simple change could fix this. So why aren’t we doing it?
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The West is drowning in healthcare costs. Meanwhile the developing world runs on flowcharts. And it works. In resource-limited countries, healthcare isn’t built around specialists. It’s built around guidelines and partially skilled health workers. WHO’s IMCI and IMAI protocols let nurses, caregivers, and community health workers handle routine cases. They don’t need to wait for
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Needing a doctor every 3 months for routine scripts is a joke. I’ve been on the same medication for 30 years, yet I still have to see a doctor just to get a prescription. Meanwhile, real patients are stuck waiting for care. What if we let trained professionals handle routine scripts and freed up doctors for actual medicine?
The healthcare system is broken, but not for the reasons we’re told. The problem isn’t a lack of doctors. It’s how we use the workforce we already have. While modern healthcare forces every decision through a physician, the developing world has solved this differently, using structured guidelines to empower non-doctor decision-makers. What if we did the same? IMEI for elderly care and a Diploma in Restricted Medicine could transform access to care. AI could further enhance safety, offering decision support and escalation pathways. The solution isn’t more doctors. It’s smarter systems that let trained professionals operate safely within a structured scope.
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Doctors Hate AI! You might not believe me. But it’s true. Maybe "Hate" is too strong. Maybe they just don’t "Trust" AI. Doctors say AI makes mistakes. And that this can cost lives. And I agree. A year ago, I walked away from AI in healthcare. I think I made a mistake. I’ve been thinking
