Medicine is a data processing business. Doctors measure, notice and inspect, and based on the data they collect, make decisions and take action.
Alas, despite years of promises, online data storage in medicine is a mess. Whenever I visit a new doctor, I have to start over, from the beginning, to the best of my recollection. And I hate forms, so I leave stuff out, or forget things, or my handwriting is a mess.
To read the original article: Seth's Blog: The simple form that could save your life
