>>> I do believe that we shouldn't have physicians building web pages. >> Why shouldn't everyone, including physicians, be able to build web-pages? >> Just like everyone "should" learn how to read and write. > Why shouldn't everyone be able to fix their own car? Why > shouldn't everyone learn to operate on other people? There is > a clear division of labor and efficiency in people knowing > their field. You see books on how to be a C++ expert in 21 > days, but not how to be a brain surgeon in 21 days. I think > it is laughable for anyone to think they could be a C++ > expert in 21 days. I think it is a waste of time for a > physician to create healthcare-oriented web pages other than > providing the important domain knowledge. That doesn't mean, > of course, he can't create a web page through some process > that automates most of the work. That is what content > management systems are for. I remember a physician telling me > that he had learned the 21 steps it took to ftp a file from > one site to another. I thought, "What a waste of time".
Dave, one reason for learning this out-of-band stuff is that it is *fun*. I mean, a true hacker will successfully "operate" (as in "work on") many of her lesser (as in "less critical") ailments and even rejoice in rejuvenating some ancient, arcane but no less effective cure long since forgotten by the standard physician populace. And a true hacker will successfully detect the turning point and go see a more advanc�d guru on the matter (eg. her doc). I shall heartily welcome my fellow hacker at my GP practice. That applies to the True Hacker, not to the script kiddie, though. In other news this is called Informed Shared Decision Making. Best regards, Karsten -- GPG key ID E4071346 @ wwwkeys.pgp.net E167 67FD A291 2BEA 73BD 4537 78B9 A9F9 E407 1346
