Freakonomics, M.D.

59. The Most Valuable Resource in Medicine

Oct 28, 2022
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ANECDOTE

Learning from Patients

  • Dr. Chris Booth learned from a patient with incurable bowel cancer.
  • This inspired a paper they co-authored about time in medicine.
INSIGHT

Time as a Resource

  • Time is a crucial resource in healthcare, often overlooked by doctors.
  • For cancer patients, time takes on multiple dimensions, including treatment time and remaining lifetime.
INSIGHT

Time Toxicity Concerns

  • Patients consider time spent in waiting rooms and treatment.
  • This "time toxicity" inspired research into quantifying and addressing it.
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