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68. The E.R. Doctor’s Dilemma

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Do High Testing Doctors Miss People Too Much?

The errors go both ways because there's the fixed budget of tests. And I noticed that the people you're testing too little don't have a stereotype. There's no way for doctors to really key in on that information. Using algorithms for this kind of task is so exciting.

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