Against the stopwatch
Clinical time and the illusion of productivity in health systems
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.16921/pfr.v11i1.396Keywords:
Consultation time, Health management, Quality of care, Organizational efficiency, IESS - EcuadorAbstract
Reducing medical consultation times to increase coverage seems like a simple solution to a complex problem. If each consultation lasts fewer minutes, the system can see more patients. From an administrative perspective, the reasoning is intuitive. However, medicine doesn't operate under the same rules as industrial production.
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