http://philipschaefer.com/2009/07/30/comparing-emergency-medical-services/ Theories, observations, and articles Fri, 18 May 2012 17:04:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://philipschaefer.com/2009/07/30/comparing-emergency-medical-services/comment-page-1/#comment-2745 Nick Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:00:16 +0000 http://philipschaefer.com/?p=2650#comment-2745 There was a lengthy chapter in Malcolm Gladwell's BLINK discussing how a lot of resources in the ER had been gobbled up by people who thought they had a heart attack, and doctor's had to decide whether or not it was a heart attack. Much of that has been streamlined by an algorithm. There was a lengthy chapter in Malcolm Gladwell’s BLINK discussing how a lot of resources in the ER had been gobbled up by people who thought they had a heart attack, and doctor’s had to decide whether or not it was a heart attack. Much of that has been streamlined by an algorithm.

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