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59. The Most Valuable Resource in Medicine

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Time Is the Currency of Healthcare

Dr. Adam Gaffney is a pulmonary and critical care doctor at Cambridge Health Alliance in Massachusetts. He's also a researcher at Harvard Medical School where he studies how to make healthcare more equitable. A 2021 study found that, on average, doctors spend around 18 minutes with each patient per visit.

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