3min chapter

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford cover image

Masterly Inactivity Versus Micromanaging

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

CHAPTER

Choosing Wisely

Over a quarter of the tests ordered were quite pointless. Sometimes it was quicker to do another test than track down a patient's medical records. Francois may is an author and professor of psychiatry. He wrote about choosing wisely for the canadian medical association journal, sometimes just waiting and seemingly doing nothing is the favored therapeutic modality.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode