I would want my doctor to Google things. No one knows everything, but I expect an expert to know where to look. If he used Google the same way I do, he'd know which results are reliable. Doctors who finish med school and never consult a resource ever again cannot be good doctors.
Sure, but as an example, I paid a lawyer who presents that they are an expert in real estate. And I later find out they have zero understanding of legal non-conforming permits. It was a key factor I made clear upfront before I hired them.
I shouldn't have to pay for your time so you can educate yourself on the thing you purported to know before I hired you. Especially when the hourly rates are in the hundreds of dollars.
So there is some balance there. And doctors are using software that spits them out shit in real-time and then they send you on your way with some printed info you can readily find on the web.
I just had a knee issue and the doctor thought it may be a torn meniscus. Didn't have me do any range of motion movements. We just chatted and he said I think it is this. Take an xray. Bye.
I go get an xray and results come back the next day over the app. All he says in the app - "xray is normal".
So I'm thinking what the hell. That's where you leave it? So what. Should we do an MRI? What's next. You gave me an anti-inflammatory and your guess was apparently wrong. What a shitty engineer this person would be.
Tech can help in some cases. I like getting lab results back in the app. I like that I can follow up with chat later.
But I fear it's making doctors less effective. And the best ones will be the ones that maintain their traditional craft and nuance even with all the fancy new tools and tech that save them time.
Just like everyone is a React developer these days. Tech and advances can make many people sloppy. And dumber. It can push away great talent due to mandates of the tech or process. And attract new talent that is worse.
