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I would certainly agree with that for developing new diagnostic assays. But unfortunately clinicians doing direct patient care seldom have the luxury of taking things slow. Demand is growing every year and we aren't adding new providers at the same rate. Taking things slow with one patient means another patient has to wait in line.

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On a system level, a false positive like this usually generates many, many follow-ups and additional tests just to be safe. That additional patient is now waiting significantly longer for the system to clear the backlog of high priority false alarms.

We can't ethically deny people care they actually need, so the most important tool we have to optimize healthcare resources is to avoid doing unnecessary things, even if it may seem slower upfront.

If you don't have time to do it right, when are you going to find time to do it over?

That's easy to say when you don't have patients backed up and waiting.

That's extremely easy to say as someone with a serious medical condition who desperately wishes the TV show House were reality. I've read plenty of similar stories to mine.

I came to hate the 15 minute appointment with a passion.

15 minutes? Why so long?

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